Regulation 13 Application of Regulations to short-term placements

(1)

This regulation applies to a series of short-term placements withthe same person where the following conditions aresatisfied—

(a)

all the placements occur within a period which does not exceed oneyear;

(b)

no single placement is for a duration of more than four weeks; and

(c)

the total duration of the placements does not exceed 90 days.

(2)

Any series of short-term placements to which this regulation appliesmay be treated as a single placement for the purpose of theseRegulations.

(3)

Regulation 9(1)(b) shall apply in relation to short-term placementsto which this regulation applies as if for paragraphs (1)(b)(i) to (iii)of that regulation there were substituted—

“(i)

during the first of the series of short-term placements towhich this regulation applies, and

(ii)

on one other occasion while the child is in fact placed duringthe series of short- term placements.”