The Children (Leaving Care) (England) Regulations 2001

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“the Act” means the Children Act 1989;

“placement” means the provision of accommodation and maintenance by a local authority for a child they are looking after by any of the means specified in section 23(2)(a) to (d) or (f) of the Act;

“responsible authority”—

(a)

in relation to an eligible child(1), means the local authority looking after him; and

(b)

in relation to a relevant child(2) or a former relevant child(3), has the meaning given to it by section 23A(4) of the Act.

(2) In these Regulations, a reference—

(a) to a numbered regulation or Schedule is to the regulation in, or Schedule to, these Regulations bearing that number;

(b) in a regulation or Schedule to a numbered paragraph, is to the paragraph in that regulation or Schedule bearing that number.

(1)

See paragraph 19B of Schedule 2 to the Act for the meaning of “eligible child”.

(2)

See section 23A of the Act for the meaning of “relevant child”.

(3)

See section 23C of the Act for the meaning of “former relevant child”.