In these Regulations—

• “the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989;

• “personal adviser” means the person appointed—

  1. i

     under paragraph 19C of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act for an eligible child2,

  2. ii

     under section 23B(2) for a relevant child, or

  3. iii

     under section 23CA(2) for a former relevant child3;

• “placement” has the meaning given in section 22C(6)4;

• “relevant child” has the meaning given in section 23A(2) and regulation 3; and

• “responsible authority” means the local authority that last looked after the child5.

In these Regulations, save as otherwise appears, any reference to a numbered section is a reference to that section in the 1989 Act.