Amendment of the Guardian’s Allowance (General) Regulations 2003
8.—(1) Amend regulation 9 (residence condition) as follows.
(2) In paragraph (1), in the words before sub-paragraph (a)—
(a)after “a child” insert “or qualifying young person”; and
(b)for “the child’s parents” substitute “the parents of that child or qualifying young person”.
(3) For paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) Where a child or qualifying young person has been adopted by two persons jointly references in paragraph (1) above to the parents of the child or qualifying young person are to be read as references to those two persons.
(3A) Where a child or qualifying young person has been adopted by one person only, that person must satisfy the requirements of paragraph (1) above.”.
(4) In paragraph (4) for “the child’s mother” substitute “the mother of the child or qualifying young person”.