The Children (Homes and Secure Accommodation) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996

• Citation: S.I. 1996/692
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Children (Homes and Secure Accommodation) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 1996 and shall come into force on 1st April 1996.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the principal Regulations ” means the Children’s Homes Regulations 1991; and

“the Secure Accommodation Regulations ” means the Secure Accommodation Regulations 1991 .

Section 2 Amendment of regulation 2 of the principal Regulations

In regulation 2 of the principal Regulations (interpretation) for the definition of “maintained community home” there shall be substituted the following definition—

“maintained community home” means a community home provided, equipped and maintained by a local authority pursuant to section 53(3)(a) of the Act (provision of community homes by local authorities) and managed—

by that authority pursuant to that section,

by, or by the employees of, a person authorised in that behalf by a local authority pursuant to the Contracting Out (Management Functions in relation to certain Community Homes) Order 1996 , or

where an arrangement has been made by a local authority with another person in accordance with section 53(3A) of the Act , by that person;

Section 3 Amendment of the Secure Accommodation Regulations

In regulation 17 of the Secure Accommodation Regulations (records to be kept in respect of a child in secure accommodation etc. ) —

(a) for the words “the local authority which manages” there shall be substituted the words “the person, organisation or local authority which manages”, and

(b) in paragraph (b), for the words “any other local authority” there shall be substituted the words “the local authority”.