# Children Act 1989, Paragraph 44

Extent: E+W

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(2) For section 62(5) of that Act (payments to children) there shall be substituted—
“(5) In this section references to the person with whom a child has his home—
(a) in the case of any child who is being looked after by a local authority (within the meaning of section 22 of the Children Act 1989), are references to that local authority; and
(b) in any other case, are references to the person who, disregarding any absence of the child at a hospital or boarding school and any other temporary absence, has care of the child.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/schedule/13/paragraph/44 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989/schedule-13/paragraph-44
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