# The Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, Regulation 21: Use of surveillance

Extent: N.I.

Subject to any requirements for electronic monitoring imposed by a court under any statutory provision, the registered person shall ensure that electronic or mechanical monitoring devices for the surveillance of children are not used in a children’s home, except for the purpose of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the child concerned, or other children accommodated in the children’s home, and where the following conditions are met –
(a) the child’s placing authority consents to the use of the measure in question;
(b) it is provided for in the child’s placement plan;
(c) so far as practicable in the light of his age and understanding, the child in question is informed in advance of the intention to use the measure; and
(d) the measure is no more restrictive than necessary, having regard to the child’s need for privacy.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/176/regulation/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-21
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