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46.—(1) This regulation applies where the service provider is providing—
(a)a care home service which includes the provision of accommodation for individuals who are children, or
(b)a secure accommodation service.
(2) If this regulation applies, the service provider must ensure that each child is accommodated in a single room. But this requirement does not apply if the conditions in paragraph (3) are met.
(3) The conditions are—
(a)the accommodation is provided in a care home service which was registered as a children's home under the Care Standards Act 2000,
(b)the accommodation provided was occupied at the time the service provider was registered under the Act,
(c)the child is sharing a room with no more than one other child,
(d)(except in the case of siblings) the other child is not of the opposite sex or of a significantly different age to him or her, and
(e)sharing a room will promote the child's well-being, is provided for in the child's care and support plan and wherever practicable is agreed with the child.
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