# The Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009, Regulation 37: Emergency placement in residential establishment


(1) Where a child who is looked after by a local authority in terms of section 17(6) of the 1995 Act is to be placed in an emergency that authority may place the child in a residential establishment for a period not exceeding 3 working days.
(2) A local authority may not place a child under paragraph (1) unless–
(a) they are satisfied that an emergency placement in a residential establishment is the most suitable way of meeting the child's needs; and
(b) they have given full consideration to the possibility of placing the child with a carer in accordance with regulation 36.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2009/210/regulation/37 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/looked-after-children-scotland-regulations-2009/regulation-37
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