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Education Act 2005

Education Act 2005

2005 CHAPTER 18

Commentary

Part 4: Miscellaneous

Maintained schools

Section 106: Admission arrangements to make special provision for looked-after children

202.This section inserts a new subsection (1A) after section 89(1) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998, enabling regulations to be made that require admission authorities for maintained schools to ensure that looked after children, within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989, are to be offered admission in preference to other children. The regulations will set out how this will apply to all admission authorities, including faith and grammar schools, and specify exemptions.

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