The Children (Secure Accommodation) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
| Jurisdiction | Wales |
| Citation | SI 2016/312 (W102) |
| Year | 2016 |
2016 No. 312 (W. 102)
Social Care, Wales
Children And Young Persons, Wales
The Children (Secure Accommodation) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016
Made 3rd March 2016
Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1(2)
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22(8)(b) and section 118(7) of the Care Standards Act 20001, sections 87, 119(2) and (7) and 196(2) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 20142make the following Regulations.
In accordance with section 196(6) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, a draft of this instrument was laid before and approved by a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales.
Title, commencement and application
1.—(1) The title of these Regulations is the Children (Secure Accommodation) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2016.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 6 April 2016 immediately after the coming into force of The Children (Secure Accommodation) (Wales) Regulations 20153.
(3) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
Amendment of the Children (Secure Accommodation) (Wales) Regulations 2015
2.—(1) The Children (Secure Accommodation) (Wales) Regulations 2015 are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 1, for the definition of “secure accommodation” substitute the following paragraph—
““secure accommodation” (“llety diogel”) means accommodation—
(a) which is provided for the purpose of restricting the liberty of children to whom the criteria in paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 119(1) apply, and
(b) which is situated in either Wales or England unless the contrary is indicated.”.
(3) In paragraph (1) of regulation 2—
(a)
(a) after the words “local authority” insert “or a local authority in England”; and
(b)
(b) after the words “secure accommodation” insert “in Wales”.
(4) In regulation 7, after paragraph (2) insert the following paragraph—
“3 Any authorisation in respect of such a child must not exceed 28 days on any one occasion without further authorisation.”.
(5) In paragraph (1) of regulation 9, after the words “children’s home” insert “in Wales”.
(6) In regulation 12—
(a)
(a) after the words “children’s home” insert “in Wales”,
(b)
(b) in paragraph (c), after the words “local authority” insert “or local authority in...
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