# The Visits to Children in Detention (Wales) Regulations 2015, Regulation 2: Interpretation

Extent: E+W

(1) In these Regulations—
“the 1989 Act” (“Deddf 1989”) means the Children Act 1989;
“the 2012 Act” (“Deddf 2012”) means the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012;
“the 2014 Act” (“Deddf 2014”) means the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014;
“A” (“A”) means a child—
(a) who was looked after by a local authority but has ceased to be looked after by it as a result of the circumstances prescribed in regulation 3, or
(b) subject to regulation 2(2), a child who falls within a category specified in regulation 4;
“institution” (“sefydliad”) means youth detention accommodation or prison;
“R” (“R”) means the representative of the responsible authority who is appointed to visit A in accordance with the arrangements made by it under section 97 of the 2014 Act;
“relevant youth offending team case manager” (“rheolwr achos tîm troseddwyr ifanc perthnasol”) means the person within the responsible local authority’s youth offending team who is managing A’s case;
“responsible local authority” (“awdurdod lleol cyfrifol”) means—
(a) where A falls within regulation 3, the local authority which looked after A immediately prior to A being detained,
(b) where A falls within regulation 4—
(i) where A is ordinarily resident in Wales, the local authority for the area in which A is ordinarily resident, and
(ii) in any other case, the local authority for the area in which the institution in which A is detained, or the premises in which A is required to live, are situate;
“working day” (“diwrnod gwaith”) means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a Bank Holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971;
“youth offending team” (“tîm troseddwyr ifanc”) has the meaning given in section 39(1) of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998.
(2) These Regulations do not apply to a child who is—
(a) in the care of a local authority in Wales;
(b) in the care of a local authority in England;
(c) a category 2 young person;
(d) a relevant child for the purposes of section 23A of the 1989 Act; or
(e) a former looked after child who, having been convicted of an offence by a court, is detained in youth detention accommodation or in prison, or is residing in approved premises and, immediately before being convicted, was provided with accommodation by a local authority in England under section 20 of the 1989 Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2015/1823/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/visits-to-children-in-detention-wales-regulations-2015/regulation-2
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