# The Placement of Children (Wales) Regulations 2007, Regulation 3: Application of Regulations


(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) these Regulations apply to placements—
(a) by a local authority of any child;
(b) by a voluntary organisation of a child who is not looked after by a local authority;
(c) in a private children’s home of a child who is neither looked after by a local authority nor accommodated in such a home by a voluntary organisation, by a person carrying on the home.
(2) These Regulations do not apply to the placement of a child, otherwise than by a local authority or voluntary organisation in a school which is a children’s home within the meaning of section 1(6) of the Care Standards Act 2000
(3) These Regulations do not apply to any placement of a child for adoption.
(4) These regulations apply in relation to Wales.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/310/regulation/3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/placement-of-children-wales-regulations-2007/regulation-3
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