{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-northern-ireland-2022/section-122",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-northern-ireland-2022/section-122.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2022/18",
  "legislation_title": "Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-northern-ireland-2022",
  "path": "section/122",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "122",
  "heading": "Duty of authorities to promote etc. achievement, learning and development, and to prevent disruption to education or training",
  "text": "(1) In Article 26 of the Children Order (general duty of authority), after paragraph (1) insert—\n“(1A) The duty of an authority under paragraph (1)(a) to safeguard and promote the welfare of a child looked after by the authority includes in particular a duty to promote, facilitate and support the child’s —\n(a) learning and development; and\n(b) achievement in relation to education or training.”.\n(2) In Article 27 of the Children Order (accommodation and maintenance for children), in paragraph (8)—\n(a) at the end of sub-paragraph (a), omit the word “and”;\n(b) at the end of sub-paragraph (b) add\n“; and\n(c) the child’s education or training will not be disrupted.”.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 122 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 160(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/18/section/122",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:19:21.400523+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}