Part III School admissions
Chapter I Admission arrangements
Power to direct admission of child to school
97AF1Direction to admit looked after child to specified school
1
A local authority in England may, in relation to a child looked after by them, give a direction under this section to the admission authority for any school in England other than a school for which the local authority are the admission authority.
2
A direction under this section shall not specify a school from which the child is permanently excluded.
3
Where a school is specified in a direction under this section, the admission authority shall admit the child to the school.
4
Subsection (3) does not affect any power to exclude from a school a pupil who is already a registered pupil there.