119 Use of accommodation for restricting liberty
Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (2014 anaw 4) | Legislation

Secure Accommodation

119  Use of accommodation for restricting liberty

(1)     Subject to the following provisions of this section, a child who is being looked after by a local authority or a local authority in England may not be placed, and if placed, may not be kept, in accommodation in Wales provided for the purpose of restricting liberty (“secure accommodation”) unless it appears—

(a)     that the child—

(i)     has a history of absconding and is likely to abscond from any other description of accommodation, and

(ii)     is likely to suffer significant harm if the child absconds, or

(b)     that if the child is kept in any other description of accommodation, he or she is likely to injure himself or herself or other persons.

(2)     The Welsh Ministers may by regulations—

(a)     specify a maximum period—

(i)     beyond which a child

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