Section 97A Direction to admit looked after child to specified schoolF1

A local authority in England may, in relation to a child looked after by them, give a direction under this section to the admission authority for any school in England other than a school for which the local authority are the admission authority.

A direction under this section shall not specify a school from which the child is permanently excluded.

Where a school is specified in a direction under this section, the admission authority shall admit the child to the school.

Subsection (3) does not affect any power to exclude from a school a pupil who is already a registered pupil there.