Part 9: Secure Children’s Homes and Secure 16 to 19 Academies Section 163: Temporary release from secure children’s homes
Section 163 introduces a statutory power for the temporary release of persons detained in secure children’s homes following sentences of detention, detention and training orders and detention orders following breach of certain civil orders.
	Subsection (1) describes those to whom the temporary release power will apply. Subsection (2) provides that the Secretary of State or the registered manager of the home may temporarily release a person to whom the Section applies.
	Subsection (3) provides that temporary release under this section may be granted under conditions.
	Subsection (4) provides that the Secretary of State and registered managers will have concurrent powers to recall persons temporarily released under this section.
	Subsection (5) provides that the registered managers of secure children’s homes must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State about the use of powers of temporary release under this Section. Subsection (6) provides various definitions in respect of the application of this Section, including "detention and training order," "further detention order," "secure children’s home" and "registered manager."
	Subsection (7) inserts a new subsection 49(5) into the Prison Act 1952 providing that a person shall be deemed to be unlawfully at large if the period for which he is temporarily released has expired or if he has been recalled under this section.