Looked After Child definition

Looked After Child means any child who is in the care of a local authority in accordance with Section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. A child who was ‘previously a Looked After Child’ means a child who after being Looked After became subject to an Adoption Order under the Adoption Act 1976 or under Section 8 of the Children Act 2002, a Residence Order or Child Arrangement Order under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 or Special Guardianship Order under Section 14A of the Children Act 1989. Applicants can be asked to provide additional evidence in order to verify the previously looked after status of a child. It is at the discretion of the Academy what evidence is required. The final decision will be made by the academy. If any information supplied by an applicant is judged by the Academy to be fraudulent or intentionally misleading, the academy may refuse to offer a place, or if already offered, may withdraw the offer.

Looked After Child means any child who is in the care of a local authority in

Examples of Looked After Child in a sentence

A Previously Looked After Child is a person under the age of 18 who, immediately after being looked after, became subject to an adoption order, a residence order (under section 8 of the Children Act 1989), or a special guardianship order (under section 14A of the Children Act 1989).
A Looked After Child or Previously Looked After Child may be admitted to the Academy above the Published Admission number if it is felt by the Academy, in consultation with the local authority that the Academy is the most appropriate placement to meet the needs of the individual child.
A Looked After Child is a person under the age of 18 who is provided with accommodation by the local authority acting in its social services capacity, for a continuous period of more than 24 hours, by agreement with the parents or in accordance with Section 22 of the Children’s Act 1989.
A Looked After Child is a child who is (a) in the care of a local authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (see the definition in Section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989).
A Looked After Child is a child who is a) in the care of a local authority or b) being provided with accommodation by a local authority in the exercise of their social services functions (under section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989).

More Definitions of Looked After Child

Looked After Child means any child who is in the care of a local authority in accordance with Section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. BCP Council has adopted a Protocol for dealing with In Year applications for Looked After Children. All applications will be processed in accordance with the Protocol.

Looked After Child means any child who is in the care of a local authority in accordance with Section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989. A child who was “a previously Looked After Child” means a child who after being Looked After became subject to an Adoption Order under Section 46 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, a Residence Order under Section 8 of the Children Act 1989 or Special Guardianship Order under Section 14A of the Children Act 1989 as well as those children who appear (to the admission authority) to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted. Relevant evidence will be required to be submitted.

Looked After Child means any child who is in the care of a local authority in accordance with Section 22

Looked After Child means any child in the care of a local authority or provided with accommodation by them (e.g. children with foster parents) within the meaning of the Children Act 1989.

Looked After Child means a person under 18 who is subject to a care order under section 31 of the 1989 Act (including an interim care order), or is accommodated under section 20 of that Act ;

Looked After Child means a child who is (a) in the care of a Local Authority, or (b) being provided with accommodation by a Local Authority in the exercise of their Social Services functions (under section 22 (1) of the Children Act 1989). A previously “Looked After Child” is one who immediately moved on from that status after becoming subject to an adoption, residence or special guardianship order.