Section 21: Provision of accommodation for children in police protection or detention or on remand, etc., Children Act 1989

Every local authority shall make provision for the reception and accommodation of children who are removed or kept away from home under Part V.

Every local authority shall receive, and provide accommodation for, children—

in police protection whom they are requested to receive under section 46(3)(f);

whom they are requested to receive under section 38(6) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;

who are—

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remanded to accommodation provided by or on behalf of a local authority by virtue of paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 or paragraph 7 of Schedule 5 to the Sentencing Code (breach etc. of referral orders and reparation orders);

remanded to accommodation provided by or on behalf of a local authority by virtue of paragraph 25 of Schedule 7 to that Code (breach etc. of youth rehabilitation orders); . . .

remanded to accommodation provided by or on behalf of a local authority by virtue of paragraph 10 of the Schedule to the Street Offences Act 1959 (breach of orders under section 1(2A) of that Act);

the subject of a youth rehabilitation order imposing a local authority residence requirement or a youth rehabilitation order with fostering,

and with respect to whom they are the designated authority.

In subsection (2)(c)(iii)—

"local authority residence requirement" has the meaning given by paragraph 24 of Schedule 6 to the Sentencing Code;
"youth rehabilitation order" has the meaning given by section 173 of that Code;
"youth rehabilitation order with fostering" has the meaning given by section 176 of that Code.

Where a child has been—

removed under Part V; or

detained under section 38 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984,

and he is not being provided with accommodation by a local authority or by a local authority in Wales or in a hospital vested in the Secretary of State or , the Welsh Ministers ..., or otherwise made available pursuant to arrangements made by the Secretary of State, NHS England or an integrated care board under the National Health Service Act 2006 or a Health Authority Local Health Board ..., any reasonable expenses of accommodating him shall be recoverable from the local authority , or local authority in Wales, in whose area he is ordinarily resident.

Section 21: Provision of accommodation for children in police protection or detention or on remand, etc.

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