Children and Young Persons Act 2008

Power to enter into arrangements for discharge of care functions

Restrictions on arrangements under section 1

Effect of arrangements under section 1

Regulation of providers of social work services

Functions under this Part to be social services functions

Piloting and expiry of arrangements under this Part

Research etc. into matters connected with certain statutory functions

Assistance to pursue education or training

Extension of entitlements to personal adviser and to assistance in connection with education or training

Breaks from caring for disabled children

Power of Chief Inspector where person is failing to comply with requirement relating to children's home etc.

Removal of restriction on hearing of application for discharge of emergency protection order

Repeals

Extension of period allowed for making regulations under section 45 or 46 of the Children Act 2004

Duration of residence orders

Entitlement of relative to apply for a special guardianship order

Orders, regulations and guidance

Repeals

Restrictions on arrangements under section 1

Provision of accommodation and maintenance for children who are looked after by a local authority

Regulation of providers of social work services

Functions under this Part to be social services functions

Piloting and expiry of arrangements under this Part

Extension of entitlements to personal adviser and to assistance in connection with education or training

General duty of local authority to secure sufficient accommodation

Extension of entitlements to personal adviser and to assistance in connection with education or training

Extension of power to make payments in cash

Power of Chief Inspector where person is failing to comply with requirement relating to children's home etc.

Independent review of determinations relating to adoption

Extension of period allowed for making regulations under section 45 or 46 of the Children Act 2004

Entitlement of relative to apply for a residence order

Entitlement of relative to apply for a special guardianship order

Minor and supplementary amendments to the 1989 Act

Interpretation

Piloting and expiry of arrangements under this Part

Independent reviewing officers

Support for accommodated children

Entitlement to payment in respect of higher education

Assistance to pursue education or training

Breaks from caring for disabled children

Notice restricting accommodation at certain establishments

Removal of restriction on hearing of application for discharge of emergency protection order

Extension of period allowed for making regulations under section 45 or 46 of the Children Act 2004

Duration of residence orders

Orders, regulations and guidance

20A

• (1) The governing body of a maintained school in England must—

• (a) designate a member of the staff at the school (the “designated person”) as having responsibility for promoting the educational achievement of registered pupils within subsection (2), and

• (b) ensure that the designated person undertakes appropriate training and has regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.

• (2) A registered pupil is within this subsection if the pupil—

• (a) was looked after by a local authority but ceased to be looked after by them as a result of—

• (i) a child arrangements order (within the meaning given by section 8(1) of the 1989 Act) which includes arrangements relating to with whom the child is to live, or when the child is to live with any person,

• (ii) a special guardianship order (within the meaning given by section 14A(1) of the 1989 Act), or

• (iii) an adoption order (within the meaning given by section 72(1) of the Adoption Act 1976 or section 46(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002), or

• (b) appears to the governing body—

• (i) to have been in state care in a place outside England and Wales because he or she would not otherwise have been cared for adequately, and

• (ii) to have ceased to be in that state care as a result of being adopted.

• (3) The Secretary of State may by regulations require the governing body of a maintained school in England to ensure that the designated person has qualifications or experience (or both) prescribed by the regulations.

• (4) In exercising its functions under this section the governing body of a maintained school in England must have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State.

• (5) For the purposes of this section a person is “looked after by a local authority” if the person is looked after by a local authority for the purposes of the 1989 Act or Part 6 of the 2014 Act.

• (6) For the purposes of this section a person is in “state care” if he or she is in the care of, or accommodated by—

• (a) a public authority,

• (b) a religious organisation, or

• (c) any other organisation the sole or main purpose of which is to benefit society.

• (7) In this section—

• “maintained school” has the meaning given by section 39(1) of the Education Act 2002;

• “registered pupil” has the meaning given by section 434(5) of the Education Act 1996.

Independent review of determinations relating to adoption

Extension of period allowed for making regulations under section 45 or 46 of the Children Act 2004

Duration of residence orders