# The Children's Homes (England) Regulations 2015, Regulation 41: Notification with respect to children admitted into, or discharged from, a children's home

Extent: E+W

(1) The registered person must notify, without delay, the local authority for the area in which the children's home is located of every admission of a child into the home and every discharge of a child from the home.
(2) The registered person is not required to notify the local authority in paragraph (1) if that local authority is also the placing authority for the child in question.
(3) A notification under this regulation must be in writing and must state—
(a) the child's name and date of birth;
(b) whether the child is provided with accommodation under section 20 or 21 of the Children Act 1989 or, in the case of a child placed by a local authority in Wales, whether the child is provided with accommodation under section 76 or 77 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;
(c) whether the child is subject to a care or supervision order under section 31 of the Children Act 1989 ;
(d) the contact details for—
(i) the child's placing authority; and
(ii) the independent reviewing officer appointed for the child's case; and
(e) whether the child has an EHC plan or a statement of special educational needs and, if so, details of the local authority with responsibility for the EHC plan or for maintaining the statement of special educational needs.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/541/regulation/41 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-england-regulations-2015/regulation-41
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