Part Children in the care of an authority. . .F1F2 Changes not yet applied. Later legislation changes this provision in ways not yet written into the text below: Sch. para. 3(3)(a) words substituted by Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Sch. 3 para. 5(3)(a) Sch. para. 3(3)(b) words substituted by Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Sch. 3 para. 5(3)(b) Sch. para. 1(2)(a) words inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 138(3)(a) Sch. para. 3(2)(a) words inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 138(3)(b) Sch. para. 3(2)(a) words inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 138(3)(c) Sch. para. 4(2)(a) words inserted by Crime and Policing Act 2026 s. 138(3)(d) Sch. para. 3(1)(2) substituted by Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Sch. 3 para. 5(2) 1Paragraph 1 Paragraph Annotations Textual amendments F1 1995 NI 2 F2 1998 NI 9 Part