Regulation 28 Notification with respect to children admitted into, or discharged from, supported accommodationI1

England and Wales

(1)

Subject to paragraph (2), the registered person must notify, without delay, the local authority for the area in which the premises used as supported accommodation are located, of every admission of a child into that accommodation and every discharge of a child from that accommodation.

(2)

The registered person is not required to notify the local authority in paragraph (1) if that local authority is also the accommodating authority for the child in question.

(3)

The registered person must ensure that a notification made under paragraph (1) is in writing and states—

(a)

the child’s name and date of birth;

(b)

whether the child is provided with accommodation under section 22C(6)(d) or section 23B(8)(b) of the Children Act 1989^f1;

(c)

whether the child is subject to a care or supervision order under section 31 of the Children Act 1989^f2, or to an interim care order under section 38 of that Act^f3;

(d)

the contact details for—

(i)

the child’s accommodating authority, and

(ii)

the independent reviewing officer appointed for the child’s case, or as the case may be, the personal adviser appointed in accordance with section 23B(2) of, or under paragraph 19C of Schedule 2 to, the Children Act 1989^f4;

(e)

whether the child has an education, health and care (“EHC”) plan, as defined by section 37(2) of the Children and Families Act 2014, or a statement of special educational needs and, if so, details of the local authority with responsibility for the EHC plan or for maintaining the statement of special educational needs.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 28 in force at 28.4.2023, see reg. 1(2)

Footnotes

f1: Section 22C was substituted by the Children and Young Persons Act 2008, section 8(1); section 23B was inserted by the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, section 2(4); there are amendments to sections 22C and 23B which are not relevant to these Regulations. See S.I. 2010/959, regulation 27 for the general duties of the local authority when placing a child in accommodation in accordance with section 22C(6)(d). See S.I. 2010/2571, regulation 9 for the meaning of “suitable accommodation” under section 23B(8)(b).
f2: Section 31 was amended by the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43), Schedule 7, paragraph 90, the Adoption and Children Act 2002, section 120, the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), Schedule 4, paragraph 35, the Children and Families Act 2014, section 15(1), the Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), section 8, the Sentencing Act 2020 (c. 17), Schedule 24, paragraph 109 and S.I. 2013/1465.
f3: Section 38 was amended by the Children and Families Act 2014, sections 14(4) and 13(11) and Schedule 2, paragraph 32.
f4: Section 23B(2) was inserted by the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, section 2(4). Paragraph 19C of Schedule 2 was inserted by the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000, section 1.