# The Supported Accommodation (England) Regulations 2023, Regulation 28: Notification with respect to children admitted into, or discharged from, supported accommodation

Extent: E+W

(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;
(c) whether the child is subject to a care or supervision order under section 31 of the Children Act 1989, or to an interim care order under section 38 of that Act;
(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;
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/416/regulation/28 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/supported-accommodation-england-regulations-2023/regulation-28
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