A remand to local authority accommodation is a remand to accommodation provided by or on behalf of a local authority.
A court that remands a child to local authority accommodation must designate the local authority that is to receive the child.
That authority must be—
in the case of a child who is being looked after by a local authority, that authority, and
in any other case, the local authority in whose area it appears to the court that the child habitually resides or the offence or one of the offences was committed.
The designated authority must—
receive the child, and
provide or arrange for the provision of accommodation for the child whilst the child is remanded to local authority accommodation.
Where a child is remanded to local authority accommodation, it is lawful for any person acting on behalf of the designated authority to detain the child.