# The Emergency Child Protection Measures (Scotland) Regulations 1996, Regulation 3: Duties of constable where child removed to place of safety


As soon as reasonably practicable after a child has been removed by a constable to a place of safety under section 61(5) of the Act, a constable shall, subject to regulation 5 below, take such steps as are reasonably practicable to inform the following persons of the matters specified in regulation 4 below:–
(a) any relevant person in relation to the child;
(b) any person, other than a relevant person, with whom the child was residing immediately before being removed to the place of safety;
(c) the local authority for the area in which the place of safety to which the child was removed is situated;
(d) where not falling within paragraph (c) above, the local authority for the area in which the child is ordinarily resident;
(e) the local authority for the area in which the child was residing immediately before being removed to a place of safety (where they are not the authority under (c) or (d) of this regulation); and
(f) the Principal Reporter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1996/3258/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/emergency-child-protection-measures-scotland-regulations-1996/regulation-3
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives.

