in its care, or

provided with accommodation by the authority in the exercise of any functions which are social services functions, apart from functions under section 15, Part 4, or section 109, 114 or 115.

is within the authority's area, and

meets the needs of those children.

that the local authority is looking after,

in respect of whom the authority is unable to make arrangements under section 81(2), and

whose circumstances are such that it would be consistent with their well-being for them to be provided with accommodation that is in the authority's area.

a number of accommodation providers in its area that is, in the authority's opinion, sufficient to discharge its duty, and

a range of accommodation in its area capable of meeting different needs that is, in its opinion, sufficient to discharge its duty.

local authority foster parents, and

children's homes.

there being no person who has parental responsibility for the child,

the child being lost or having been abandoned, or

the person who has been caring for the child being prevented (whether or not permanently, and for whatever reason) from providing the child with suitable accommodation or care.

three months of being notified in writing that the child is being provided with accommodation, or

such other longer period as may be specified.

three months of being notified in writing that the child is being provided with accommodation, or

such other longer period as may be specified.

has parental responsibility for the child, and

in whose favour a F2child arrangements order is in force with respect to the child,

who is a special guardian of the child, or

who has care of the child by virtue of an order made in the exercise of the High Court's inherent jurisdiction with respect to children,

in police protection whom it is requested to receive under section 46(3)(f) of the Children Act 1989;

whom it is requested to receive under section 38(6) of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984;

safeguard and promote the child's well-being, and

make such use of services available for children cared for by their own parents as appears to the authority reasonable in the child's case.

a duty to promote the child's educational achievement;

the views, wishes and feelings of any person whose views, wishes and feelings the authority considers to be relevant;

the child's religious persuasion, racial origin and cultural and linguistic background.

P is a parent of C,

P is not a parent of C but has parental responsibility for C, or

in a case where C is in the care of the local authority and there was a F10child arrangements order in force with respect to C immediately before the care order was made, P was a person in whose favour the F10child arrangements order was made.

would not be consistent with C's well-being, or

would not be reasonably practicable.

placement with an individual who is a relative, friend or other person connected with C and who is also a local authority foster parent,

placement with a local authority foster parent who does not fall within paragraph (a),

placement in a children's home, or

subject to section 82, placement in accordance with other arrangements that comply with any regulations made for the purposes of this section.

give preference to a placement falling within paragraph (a) of subsection (6) over placements falling within the other paragraphs of that subsection,

comply, so far as is reasonably practicable in all the circumstances of C's case, with the requirements of subsection (8), and

comply with subsection (9) unless it is not reasonably practicable to do so.

it allows C to live near C's home;

it does not disrupt C's education or training;

if C has a sibling for whom the local authority is also providing accommodation, it enables C and the sibling to live together;

if C is disabled, the accommodation provided is suitable to C's particular needs.

the local authority is satisfied that C ought to be placed for adoption and proposes to place C for adoption with a particular prospective adopter (“A”),

an adoption agency has determined that A is suitable to adopt a child, and

the local authority is not authorised to place C for adoption.

to make arrangements for C to live with a person falling within subsection (3), or

to place C in a placement of a description mentioned in subsection (6).

“adoption agency” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

the terms of any arrangements it makes under subsection (2) in relation to C (including terms as to payment), and

the terms on which it places C with a local authority foster parent under subsection (5) or with a prospective adopter under subsection (11) (including terms as to payment but subject to any order made under section 49 of the Children Act 2004).

to make such arrangements, and

to do so as a matter of urgency.

reviewed, and

maintained under this section.

a child has additional learning needs, and

the child's care and support plan includes a personal education plan,

a “child” means a person not over compulsory school age (within the meaning given by section 8 of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56));

“additional learning needs” has the meaning given by section 2 of the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018.

carry out such assessments as it considers appropriate, and

revise the plan.

how F15care and support plans are to be prepared;

what a F16care and support plan is to contain (including what a personal education plan is to contain);

the review and revision of F17care and support plans.

the persons who may request a review of a plan (on their own behalf or on behalf of another person);

prepare, review or revise F19a care and support plan at the same time as it or another body is preparing, reviewing or revising another document in the case of the child concerned, and

include the other document in the plan.

the persons to be notified of any proposed arrangements;

the opportunities such persons are to have to make representations in relation to the arrangements proposed;

the persons to be notified of any proposed changes in the arrangements;

the records to be kept by local authorities;

the supervision by local authorities of any arrangements made.

is a pupil at a maintained school,

has completed the school year in which the majority of pupils in the child’s class attained the age of 14, and

is still of compulsory school age.

“pupil”, “school year” and “compulsory school age” have the meaning given by the Education Act 1996;

“maintained school” has the meaning given by section 79 of the Curriculum and Assessment (Wales) Act 2021;

with regard to the well-being of children placed with local authority foster parents or prospective adopters;

as to the arrangements to be made by local authorities in connection with the health and education of such children;

as to the records to be kept by local authorities;

for securing that children placed with local authority foster parents or prospective adopters, and the premises in which they are accommodated, will be supervised and inspected by a local authority and that the children will be removed from those premises if their well-being appears to require it.

for securing that a child is not placed with a local authority foster parent unless that person is for the time being approved as a local authority foster parent by such local authority F28or other persons as may be specified;

establishing a procedure under which any person in respect of whom a qualifying determination has been made may apply to the Welsh Ministers for a review of that determination by a panel constituted by the Welsh Ministers.

it relates to the issue of whether a person should be approved, or should continue to be approved, as a local authority foster parent, and

it is of a specified description.

the duties and powers of a panel;

the administration and procedures of a panel;

the appointment of members of a panel (including the number, or any limit on the number, of members who may be appointed and any conditions for their appointment);

the payment of fees to members of a panel;

the duties of any person in connection with a review conducted under the regulations;

the monitoring of any such reviews.

must be in writing;

may be varied or revoked by a later direction.

section 81 (ways in which looked after children are to be accommodated and maintained), or

regulations made under section 87 (regulations about looked after children) making provision such as is mentioned in section 92(1), 93 or 94.

as to the persons who are fit to work for local authorities in connection with the exercise of those functions,

as to the fitness of premises to be used by local authorities in exercising those functions,

as to the management and control of the exercise of those functions,

as to the number of persons, or persons of a particular type, working for local authorities in connection with the exercise of those functions,

as to the management and training of such persons, and

as to the fees or expenses which may be paid to persons assisting local authorities in making decisions in the exercise of those functions.

on summary conviction, to a fine, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months, or to both;

on conviction on indictment, to a fine, or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years, or to both.

the child's parents,

any person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for the child, and

any relative, friend or other person connected with the child.

the child's parents;

any person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for the child.

subsection (2) applies to the transferring authority, as well as to the receiving authority, until at least one of the persons mentioned in paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection has been informed of the change, and

subsection (3) does not require any person to inform the receiving authority of his or her address until that person has been informed under paragraph (a).

a child is being looked after by a local authority, and

the conditions mentioned in subsection (4) are satisfied.

a parent of the child,

any person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for the child, or

any relative, friend or other person connected with the child.

it appears to the authority that the visit in question could not otherwise be made without undue financial hardship, and

the circumstances warrant the making of the payments.

a child looked after by a local authority;

a child who was looked after by a local authority but who has ceased to be looked after by the authority as a result of circumstances specified in regulations;

a child who falls within a category specified in regulations.

ensure that a child to whom this section applies is visited by a representative of the authority (“a representative”);

arrange for appropriate advice and other support to be available to a child to whom this section applies.

are to be discharged in accordance with any regulations made for the purposes of this section;

are subject to any requirement imposed by or under an enactment applicable to the place in which the child to whom this section applies is accommodated.

the frequency of visits;

circumstances in which a child to whom this section applies must be visited by a representative;

the functions of a representative.

the child falls within a category specified in regulations, or

in any other case, it appears to the authority that it would be in the child's interests to do so.

the child ceases to be looked after by the local authority,

the person resigns the appointment by giving notice in writing to the appointing authority, or

the authority gives the person notice in writing that it has terminated the appointment.

the child objects to it, and

the authority is satisfied that the child has sufficient understanding to make an informed objection.

the child objects to its continuing, and

the authority is satisfied that the child has sufficient understanding to make an informed objection.

monitor the performance by the local authority of its functions in relation to the child's case;

participate, in accordance with regulations, in any review of the child's case;

ensure that any ascertained wishes and feelings of the child concerning the case are given due consideration by the local authority;

perform any other function specified in regulations.

in such manner as may be specified in regulations, and

having regard to such guidance as that authority may issue in relation to the discharge of those functions.

to co-operate with that individual, and

to take such reasonable steps as that individual may require to enable that individual's functions under this section to be performed satisfactorily.

extend any functions of the Welsh family proceedings officers in respect of family proceedings (within the meaning of section 12 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000) to other proceedings;

require any functions of the Welsh family proceedings officers to be performed in the manner specified by the regulations.

as to the manner in which each case is to be reviewed;

as to the considerations to which the local authority is to have regard in reviewing each case;

as to the time when each case is first to be reviewed and the frequency of subsequent reviews;

requiring the authority to inform the child, so far as is reasonably practicable, of any steps the child may take under this Act or the Children Act 1989;

requiring the authority to make arrangements, including arrangements with other bodies which provide services and which it considers appropriate, to implement any decision which it proposes to make in the course, or as a result, of the review;

requiring the authority to monitor the arrangements which it has made with a view to ensuring that it complies with the regulations.

looked after by a local authority (without subsequently being looked after by a local authority in England),

accommodated by or on behalf of a voluntary organisation,

accommodated in a private children's home,

privately fostered (within the meaning of section 66 of the Children Act 1989).

in relation to a category 1 young person, the local authority which looks after the child;

in relation to a category 2, category 3 or category 4 young person, the local authority which last looked after that person;

in relation to category 5 young person, a local authority determined in accordance with regulations;

in relation to a category 6 young person falling within that category by virtue of paragraph (a) of subsection (3), the local authority which last looked after that person;

in relation to a category 6 young person falling within that category by virtue of any other paragraph of that subsection, the local authority within whose area the person is.

specify additional categories of persons;

specify categories of persons who are not to be treated as falling within a category of young person mentioned in subsection (1);

make provision for determining which local authority is to be the responsible local authority for the purpose of a category specified under paragraph (a).

consider how to re-establish contact, and

take reasonable steps to do so.

a category 1 young person;

a category 2 young person;

a category 3 young person;

a category 4 young person.

in the case of a category 3 young person, is subject to section 111;

in the case of a category 4 young person, is subject to section 113.

while it is still looking after the young person, and

after it ceases to look after the young person.

in the case of a plan for a category 2, category 3 or category 4 young person, the advice and other support which the local authority intends to provide for the young person under this Part;

such other matters (if any) as may be specified in regulations.

the persons who are to be consulted in relation to an assessment;

the way in which an assessment is to be carried out, by whom and when;

the recording of the results of an assessment;

the considerations to which the local authority are to have regard in carrying out an assessment.

carrying out an assessment in relation to the young person under section 107(1),

preparing and maintaining a pathway plan for the young person under section 107(3), or

reviewing the young person's pathway plan under section 107(10).

a person (a “former foster parent”) who was the young person's local authority foster parent immediately before he or she ceased to be looked after,

the persons to whom information about post-18 living arrangements must be provided;

the manner in which that information must be provided.

maintaining the person,

providing the person with, or maintaining the person in, suitable accommodation, and

providing support of such other descriptions as may be specified in regulations.

contributing, to the extent that the young person's well-being requires it, to expenses incurred by the young person in living near the place where he or she is, or will be, employed or seeking employment;

contributing, to the extent that the young person's well-being and educational or training needs require it, to expenses incurred by the young person in living near the place where he or she is, or will be, receiving education or training;

making a grant to the young person, to the extent that the young person's well-being and educational or training needs require it, to enable him or her to meet expenses connected with his or her education or training;

doing anything else it considers appropriate, to the extent that the young person's well-being requires it.

monitor the arrangement, and

if the authority considers that the arrangement is consistent with the young person's well-being, provide advice and other support to the young person and the former foster parent with a view to maintaining the arrangement.

is in full-time further or higher education,

is being given support under subsection (1)(b) or (c) or has received a payment under subsection (6), and

needs accommodation during a vacation because term-time accommodation is not available.

provide the young person with suitable accommodation during the vacation, or

pay the young person enough to secure such accommodation.

the duties under section 110(1)(b) and (c), (6) and (9) continue until the young person ceases to pursue that programme, and

the duties under sections 105, 106 and 107(3) and (10) continue concurrently with those duties and cease at the same time.

contributing to expenses incurred by the young person in living near the place where he or she is, or will be, receiving education or training;

making a grant to the young person to enable him or her to meet expenses connected with his or her education or training.

provide the young person with suitable accommodation during the vacation, or

pay the young person enough to secure such accommodation.

the young person needs support of a kind which it can give under this section, and

the local authority is satisfied that the person by whom the young person was being looked after does not have the necessary facilities for advising or befriending him or her.

in kind;

by contributing to expenses incurred by the young person in living near the place where he or she is, or will be, employed or seeking employment;

by contributing to expenses incurred by the young person in living near the place where he or she is, or will be, receiving education or training;

by making a grant to the young person to enable him or her to meet expenses connected with his or her education or training;

by providing accommodation, if support may not be given in respect of the accommodation under paragraphs (b) to (d);

in cash.

is under the age of 25, and

would be a category 5 young person if he or she were under the age of 21.

provide the person with suitable accommodation during the vacation, or

pay the person enough to secure such accommodation.

the young person needs support of a kind which the local authority can give under this section, and

where the young person is a category 6 young person by virtue of section 104(3)(b) to (e), the local authority is satisfied that the person by whom the young person was being looked after, accommodated or fostered (within the meaning of that subsection) does not have the necessary facilities for advising or befriending him or her.

the local authority must advise and befriend the young person, if that person is a category 6 young person by virtue of section 104(3)(a) or (b), and

in any other case, the local authority may advise and befriend the young person.

in kind;

by providing accommodation, if support may not be given in respect of the accommodation under paragraph (b);

in cash.

is under the age of 25, and

if he or she were under the age of 21, would be a category 6 young person by virtue of section 104(3)(a).

provide the person with suitable accommodation during the vacation, or

pay the person enough to secure such accommodation.

specify the relevant amount;

specify the meaning of “higher education”;

make provision as to the payment of the relevant amount;

make provision as to the circumstances in which the relevant amount (or any part of it) may be recovered by a local authority from a young person to whom a payment has been made under those provisions.

may only cover the cost that the local authority incurs in meeting the needs to which the charge applies;

with whom it is under a duty to keep in touch under section 105,

whom it has been advising and befriending under section 114 or 115, or

to whom it has been giving other support under section 114 or 115,

by a voluntary organisation or in a private children's home,

by or on behalf of any Local Health Board or Special Health Authority,

by or on behalf of F33an integrated care board or F34NHS England,

by or on behalf of local authority in the exercise of education functions,

by or on behalf of a local authority in England in the exercise of education functions,

in any care home or independent hospital, or

in any accommodation provided by or on behalf of an NHS Trust or by or on behalf of an NHS Foundation Trust,

that if the child is kept in any other description of accommodation, he or she is likely to injure himself or herself or other persons.

empower the court from time to time to authorise a child to be kept in secure accommodation in Wales for such further period as the regulations may specify;

provide that applications to the court under this section be made only by a local authority F35or a local authority in England.

this section is or is not to apply to any description of children specified in the regulations;

this section has effect in relation to children of a description specified in the regulations subject to modifications specified in the regulations;

other provisions specified in the regulations are to have effect for the purpose of determining whether a child of a description specified in the regulations may be placed or kept in secure accommodation in Wales.

for a consecutive period of at least 3 months, or

with the intention, on the part of that authority, of accommodating the child for such a period.

that it is accommodating the child, and

when it ceases to accommodate the child.

the local authority or local authority in England appearing to the accommodating authority to be the authority within whose area the child was ordinarily resident immediately before being accommodated, or

where it appears to the accommodating authority that a child was not ordinarily resident within the area of any local authority or local authority in England, the local authority within whose area the accommodation is situated.

in relation to a local authority, its director of social services, and

in relation to a local authority in England, its director of children's services.

assess the child under section 21, and

consider the extent to which (if at all) it should exercise any of its other functions under this Act, or any of its functions under the Children Act 1989, with respect to the child.

a local authority,

a local authority in England,

a local authority in Scotland, or

a Health and Social Care trust.

for a consecutive period of at least three months, or

with the intention, on the part of the person taking the decision to accommodate the child, of accommodating the child for such period.

that it is accommodating the child, and

when it ceases to accommodate the child.

assess the child under section 21, and

consider the extent to which (if at all) it should exercise any of its other functions under this Act, or any of its functions under the Children Act 1989, with respect to the child.

a local authority,

a local authority in England,

a local authority in Scotland, or

a Health and Social Care trust.

has been notified with respect to a child under section 120(2)(a) or 121(2)(a), F40or under section 85(1) of the Children Act 1989 (children accommodated by health authorities and local education authorities), and

has not been notified with respect to that child under section 120(2)(b) or section 121(2)(b) F41, or under section 85(2) of the Children Act 1989.

the frequency of visits under visiting arrangements;

circumstances in which visiting arrangements must require a child to be visited;

additional functions of a representative.

living outside England and Wales would be in the child's best interests,

suitable arrangements have been, or will be, made for the child's reception and well-being in the country in which he or she will live,

the child has consented to living in that country, and

every person who has parental responsibility for the child has consented to the child living in that country.

the person cannot be found or lacks capacity to give consent, or

the well-being of the child requires the consent to be dispensed with.

where an appeal is made against the decision, the period between the making of the decision and the determination of the appeal, and

otherwise, the period during which an appeal may be made against the decision.

to a local authority placing a child in secure accommodation in Scotland under section 25 of the Children Act 1989, or

to a local authority placing a child for adoption with prospective adopters.

must notify the Welsh Ministers,

must, so far as is reasonably practicable, notify the child's parents and every person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for the child,

may, with the consent (so far as it is reasonably practicable to obtain it) of every person who has parental responsibility for the child, arrange for the child's body to be buried or cremated, and

may, if the conditions mentioned in subsection (2) are satisfied, make payments to any person who has parental responsibility for the child, or any relative, friend or other person connected with the child, in respect of travelling, subsistence or other expenses incurred by that person in attending the child's funeral.

it appears to the authority that the person concerned could not otherwise attend the child's funeral without undue financial hardship, and

that the circumstances warrant the making of the payments.

this Part, or

the provisions of any statutory instrument made under this Part,

with respect to the procedure to be followed in any relevant proceedings (including the manner in which any application is to be made or other proceedings commenced);

as to the persons entitled to participate in any relevant proceedings, whether as parties to the proceedings or by being given the opportunity to make representations to the court;

for children to be separately represented in relevant proceedings;

with respect to the documents and information to be furnished, and notices to be given, in connection with any relevant proceedings;

with respect to preliminary hearings;

enabling the court, in such circumstance as may be prescribed, to proceed on any application even though the respondent has not been given notice of the proceedings.

any child which is being involved in any proceedings before the High Court or the family court in which any power under this Act may be exercised by the court with respect to any child; or

an address or school as being that of a child involved in any such proceedings.