Part III S Children in need of Compulsory Measures of Care

58C Review of secure accommodation condition.S

(1)A condition imposed under section 58A(3)

of this Act, requiring a child to reside in secure accommodation, shall be subject to review by a children’s hearing at such time as the local authority recommends and otherwise at such times and in accordance with such provisions as the Secretary of State shall by regulations prescribe.

(2)A condition to which this section applies shall be reviewed when the supervision requirement is being reviewed, and may be reviewed separately from that review.

(3)A condition to which this section applies shall cease to have effect at the expiry of the period of three months after it was made, unless it has been reviewed and the condition has been ordered to continue.

(4)A condition which is continued on review shall cease to have effect at the expiry of the period of—

(a)nine months after it is first reviewed;

(b)twelve months after the second or any subsequent review,

unless it has been reviewed and the condition has been ordered to continue.

(5)Sections 44 and 48(5)

of this Act shall apply to the review of conditions made under section 58A(3) of this Act as they apply to the review of supervision requirements.

(6)The Secretary of State may from time to time make regulations to vary the periods specified in this section.