Looked after children Secure accommodation
For some years, local authorities in England and Wales have sought court orders under section 25 of the 1989 Act, authorising the placement of looked after children in secure accommodation in Scotland. In September 2016 a High Court judgment (Re X & Y 2016 EWHC 2271 (Fam)) identified that such orders did not have force in Scotland, and consequently that they were unenforceable there.