 to provide relevant children with, or maintain them in, suitable accommodation. Bed and Breakfast accommodation is not considered to be suitable other than for very exceptional emergency circumstances. Such placements should be limited to a duration of no more than two working days. Local authorities should ensure that when placing young people in such placements they receive appropriate supervision and contact from the authority. 7.13. Regulation 9(2) of the Care Leavers Regulations defines what is meant by ‘Suitable accommodation’. It is accommodation: • Which, so far as reasonably practicable, is suitable for the child in light of his needs, including his health needs; • In respect of which the responsible authority has satisfied itself as to the character and suitability of the landlord or other provider; • Complies with health and safety requirements related to rented accommodation; and 61 • In respect of which the responsible authority has, so far as reasonably practicable, taken into account the child’s o wishes and feelings; and o education, training or employment needs. 7.14. In deciding whether accommodation is suitable, local authorities must have regard to the matters set out in Schedule 2 to the Care Leavers Regulations. This Schedule contains the same requirements as Schedule 6 in the Care Planning Regulations 25, so pages 60-66 of the related Volume 2 guidance26 which looks at the factors that must be considered in determining whether accommodation is suitable for individual care leavers, is also relevant. 7.15. This Schedule should not be read as a simple checklist. In evaluating the suitability of a specific property a local authority may not be able to satisfy itself that the accommodation is "suitable" on every factor. For example, a property may not