Regulation 2 InterpretationI1

England and Wales

(1)

In these Regulations—

“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989;
“personal adviser” means the person appointed—
1. (i)
  
  under paragraph 19C of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act for an eligible child^f1,
2. (ii)
  
  under section 23B(2) for a relevant child, or
3. (iii)
  
  under section 23CA(2) for a former relevant child^f2;
“placement” has the meaning given in section 22C(6)^f3;
“relevant child” has the meaning given in section 23A(2) and regulation 3; and
“responsible authority” means the local authority that last looked after the child^f4.

(2)

In these Regulations, save as otherwise appears, any reference to a numbered section is a reference to that section in the 1989 Act.

Annotations

f1: Paragraph 19C of Schedule 2 was inserted by section 1 of the 2000 Act. For the definition of “eligible child” see paragraph 19B(2) of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act and regulation 40 of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 (S.I. 2010/959).
f2: Section 23CA was inserted by section 22(2) of the 2008 Act. “Former relevant child” has the meaning given in section 23C(1) of the 1989 Act and includes a former relevant child who falls within section 23CA(1) of the 1989 Act.
f3: Section 22C was inserted by section 8(1) of the 2008 Act.
f4: “Local authority” is defined in section 105(1) of the 1989 Act as, in relation to England, “the council of a county, a metropolitan district, a London Borough or the Common Council of the City of London”. Further, by virtue of the Isles of Scilly (Children Act 1989) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1116) any reference to a “local authority” in the 1989 Act is to be construed, in relation to the Isles of Scilly, as a reference to the Council of the Isles of Scilly.