Subject to regulation 10(6) the maximum period during which a child may be kept in secure accommodation without the authority of the children's hearing or the sheriff is an aggregate of F272F296 hours (whether or not consecutive) in any period of 28 consecutive days.

Any time accrued, prior to the relevant date, for the purposes of regulation 5 of the 1996 Regulations is deemed to be time accrued for the purposes of this regulation.

This regulation does not apply in relation to a child placed in secure accommodation in Scotland under section 25 of the Children Act 1989 (which allows accommodation in Scotland to be used for restricting the liberty of children looked after by English and Welsh local authorities).