# Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992, Paragraph 1

Extent: E+W+S

Except where regulations otherwise provide, no person shall be entitled to child benefit in respect of a child or qualifying young person for any week if in that week the child or qualifying young person—
(a) is undergoing imprisonment or detention in legal custody;
(b) is subject to a compulsory supervision order (within the meaning of section 83 of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011) and is residing in a residential establishment (within the meaning of section 202(1) of that Act); or
(c) is in the care of a local authority in such circumstances as may be prescribed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/4/schedule/9/paragraph/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-security-contributions-and-benefits-act-1992/schedule-9/paragraph-1
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