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The expected duration of arrangements and the steps which shouldapply to bring the arrangements to an end, including arrangements forrehabilitation of the child with the person with whom he was livingbefore the voluntary arrangements were made or some other suitableperson, having regard in particular, in the case of a local authoritylooking after a child, to section 23(6) of the Act (duty to placechildren where practicable with parents etc.) and paragraph 15 ofSchedule 2 to the Act (maintenance of contact between child and family).