Commentary on Sections Part 6 - Looked after and Accommodated Children Section 77 - Accommodation for children in police protection or detention or on remand etc
250.Section 77 requires the local authority to provide accommodation for children:
251.Where costs are incurred by a local authority as a result of a child being removed under Part 5 of the Children Act 1989, being detained under section 38 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984, or where the child is not provided with accommodation by the local authority, or by a local health board or NHS Trust (or by equivalent bodies in England), those costs are recoverable from the local authority where the child is ordinarily resident.