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PART 1E+WSOCIAL CARE

CHAPTER 1E+WPROVISION OF SOCIAL CARE SERVICES TO CHILDREN: RESTRICTIONS ON PROFIT

Prospective

Local authority functions in respect of accommodation for looked after childrenE+W

10Local authority duty to secure sufficient accommodationE+W

(1)The 2014 Act is amended as follows.

(2)Section 75 is amended as is set out in subsections (3) to (6).

(3)In subsection (1)—

(a)for “steps that secure, so far as reasonably practicable,” substitute “all reasonable steps to secure”;

(b)in paragraph (a)—

(i)after “within” insert “, or is near to,”;

(ii)at the end, omit “and”;

(c)after paragraph (a) insert—

(aa)in the case of accommodation with a local authority foster parent, is accommodation with a foster parent who is authorised as such by a person described in section 81A(4)(a),

(ab)in the case of accommodation in a children’s home, is accommodation in a children’s home in respect of which a person described in section 81A(4)(b) is registered, and.

(4)In subsection (2), in paragraph (c), for “in” substitute “within, or is near to,”.

(5)In subsection (3), for the words from “having” to the end substitute “there being a range of accommodation that—

(a)is within, or is near to, the authority’s area, and

(b)is capable of meeting the differing needs of the children mentioned in subsection (2).

(6)In subsection (4), for the words from “accommodation providers” to the end substitute “and in section 75A, “children’s home” means a place in Wales‍ at which a children’s home service (within the meaning of section 2A(2) of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016) is provided.”.

(7)In section 197(1), in the definition of “children’s home”, in paragraph (b), at the beginning insert “except in sections 75 and 75A,”.

Commencement Information

I1S. 10 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 29(2)