# The Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002, Regulation 12: Non-parental caring arrangements


(1) This regulation applies in relation to A if the claimant or at least one of the joint claimants—
(a) is a friend or family carer in relation to A; or
(b) is responsible for a child or qualifying young person who is a parent of A.
(2) But this regulation does not apply in relation to A if the claimant, or at least one of the joint claimants, is—
(a) a parent of A; or
(b) a step-parent of A.
(3) In this regulation, “friend or family carer” means a person who is responsible for A and—
(a) is named, in—
(i) a child arrangements order under section 8 of the Children Act 1989, or
(ii) a residence order under article 8 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995,
as a person with whom A is to live;
(b) is a guardian of A appointed under—
(i) section 5 of the Children Act 1989;
(ii) section 7 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; or
(iii) article 159 or 160 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
(c) is a special guardian of A appointed under section 14A of the Children Act 1989;
(d) is entitled to a guardian’s allowance under section 77 of the Contributions and Benefits Act or section 77 of the Contributions and Benefits (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 in respect of A;
(e) is a person in whose favour a kinship care order, as defined in section 72(1) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014, subsists in relation to A;
(f) is a person in whom one or more of the parental responsibilities or parental rights described in section 1 or 2 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 are vested by a permanence order made in respect of A under section 80 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007;
(g) fell within any of paragraphs (a) to (f) immediately prior to A’s 16th birthday and has since continued to be responsible for A; or
(h) has undertaken the care of A in circumstances in which it is likely that A would otherwise be looked after by a local authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/2007/regulation/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/child-tax-credit-regulations-2002/regulation-12
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