The Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010 No. 2571

PART 1 General

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989;

“personal adviser” means the person appointed—

(i)

under paragraph 19C of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act for an eligible child(1),

(ii)

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

(iii)

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

“placement” has the meaning given in section 22C(6)(3);

“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 child(4).

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

(1)

Paragraph 19C of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 1 of the 2000 Act. For the definition of “eligible child” see paragraph 19B(2) of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act and regulation 40 of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/959).

(2)

Section 23CA was inserted by section 22(2) of the 2008 Act. “Former relevant child” has the meaning given in section 23C(1) of the 1989 Act and includes a former relevant child who falls within section 23CA(1) of the 1989 Act.

(3)

Section 22C was inserted by section 8(1) of the 2008 Act.

(4)

“Local authority” is defined in section 105(1) of the 1989 Act as, in relation to England, “the council of a county, a metropolitan district, a London Borough or the Common Council of the City of London”. Further, by virtue of the Isles of Scilly (Children Act 1989) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1116) any reference to a “local authority” in the 1989 Act is to be construed, in relation to the Isles of Scilly, as a reference to the Council of the Isles of Scilly.