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A rule is statutory when it’s been officially written down in a law.
When someone doesn’t follow a statutory rule, then they are breaking the law.
Physical intervention happens when someone limits another person’s movement by force. Restraint and seclusion are both forms of physical intervention.
Restraint means holding a child or young person to stop them from moving.
Seclusion means shutting a child somewhere alone and not allowing them to leave.
Our office works in a slightly unusual way. It’s the Commissioner who has legal powers, and the Commissioner who is legally a public body. When our office does anything, ultimately we are acting on behalf of the Commissioner.
The Commissioner and their senior management team oversee the governance and management requirements of our work.