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Section 2A Meaning of “restricted children’s service”F1

England and Wales

(1)

For the purposes of this Part, the following regulated services are a “restricted children’s service”—

(a)

a care home service‍ in so far as the service is a children’s home service;

(b)

a fostering service;

(c)

a secure accommodation service.

(2)

For the purposes of subsection (1), a “children’s home service” is a care home service provided at one or more places at which the service is provided wholly or mainly to children.‍

(3)

Schedule 1 makes further provision about the meaning of a restricted children’s service.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

S. 2A inserted (1.4.2026) by Health and Social Care (Wales) Act 2025 (asc 1), ss. 2(b), 29(2); S.I. 2025/1257, art. 2(2)(a)

Notes on Part 1

Modifications

C1

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (29.4.2019) by The Regulated Advocacy Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/165), regs. 1(2), 58(3)

C2

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (29.4.2019) by The Regulated Fostering Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/169), regs. 1(2), 71

C3

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (29.4.2019) by The Regulated Adoption Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/762), regs., 57(3)

C4

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (29.4.2019) by The Adult Placement Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/163), regs. 1(2), 67(3)

C5

Pt. 1 applied (with modifications) (31.3.2024) by The Special School Residential Services (Service Providers and Responsible Individuals) (Wales) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/388), regs. 1(2), 79(3)