# School Standards and Framework Act 1998, Section 97A: Direction to admit looked after child to specified school


(1) 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.
(2) A direction under this section shall not specify a school from which the child is permanently excluded.
(3) Where a school is specified in a direction under this section, the admission authority shall admit the child to the school.
(4) Subsection (3) does not affect any power to exclude from a school a pupil who is already a registered pupil there.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1998/31/section/97A (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/school-standards-and-framework-act-1998/section-97A
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