Regulation 7 Action to be taken by an admission authority to give priority to looked after children in its admission arrangementsI1
England and Wales
Except where regulations 8, 9, 10 or 11 apply, an admission authority must give first priority in its oversubscription criteria to all relevant looked after children.
For the purposes of this Part—
“relevant looked after child” means a child who is looked after by a local authority in accordance with section 22 of the Children Act 1989f1 at the time an application to a school is made, and who the local authority has confirmed will still be looked after at the time when he is admitted to the school; and
any reference to an admission authority giving priority in its oversubscription criteria to a relevant looked after child is a reference to the authority giving priority to such a child when determining its admission arrangements before the beginning of each school year in accordance with section 88C;
Annotations
Commencement
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Reg. 7 in force at 31.12.2008, see reg. 1(2)
Footnotes
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