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(1)The following provisions apply for the purposes of section 21.
(2)Subject to subsection (3), a person looks after persons under 18 if he is regularly involved in caring for, training, supervising or being in sole charge of such persons.
(3)A person (A) looks after another person (B) on an individual basis if—
(a)A is regularly involved in caring for, training or supervising B, and
(b)in the course of his involvement, A regularly has unsupervised contact with B (whether face to face or by any other means).
(4)A person receives education at an educational institution if—
(a)he is registered or otherwise enrolled as a pupil or student at the institution, or
(b)he receives education at the institution under arrangements with another educational institution at which he is so registered or otherwise enrolled.
(5)In section 21—
“authority”—
in relation to England and Wales, means a local authority;
in relation to Northern Ireland, has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2));
“care home” means an establishment which is a care home for the purposes of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14);
“care order” has—
in relation to England and Wales, the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (c. 41), and
in relation to Northern Ireland, the same meaning as in the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
“children’s home” has—
in relation to England and Wales, the meaning given by section 1 of the Care Standards Act 2000, and
in relation to Northern Ireland, the meaning that would be given by Article 9 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/431 (N.I. 9)) (“the 2003 Order”) if in paragraph (4) of that Article sub-paragraphs (d), (f) and (g) were omitted;
“community home” has the meaning given by section 53 of the Children Act 1989;
“education supervision order” has—
in relation to England and Wales, the meaning given by section 36 of the Children Act 1989, and
in relation to Northern Ireland, the meaning given by Article 49(1) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
“hospital”—
in relation to England and Wales, means a hospital within the meaning given by section 128(1) of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49), or any other establishment which is a hospital within the meaning given by section 2(3) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14);
in relation to Northern Ireland, means a hospital within the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14)), or any other establishment which is a hospital within the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the 2003 Order;
“independent clinic” has—
in relation to England and Wales, the meaning given by section 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000;
in relation to Northern Ireland, the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the 2003 Order;
“private hospital” has the meaning given by Article 90(2) of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (S.I. 1986/595 (N.I. 4));
“residential care home” means an establishment which is a residential care home for the purposes of the 2003 Order;
“residential family centre” has the meaning given by section 22 of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (c. 3);
“supervision order” has—
in relation to England and Wales, the meaning given by section 31(11) of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41), and
in relation to Northern Ireland, the meaning given by Article 49(1) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/ 755 (N.I. 2));
“voluntary home” has—
in relation to England and Wales, the meaning given by section 60(3) of the Children Act 1989, and
in relation to Northern Ireland, the meaning given by Article 74(1) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.
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