# The Tax Credits (Approval of Home Child Care Providers) Scheme 2003, Section 2: Definitions


In this Scheme–
“the 1989 Act” means the Children Act 1989;
“approval criteria” has the meaning given to it in article 8;
“the Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Schools in England;
“child” has the meaning attributed to it by the Child Tax Credit Regulations 2002;
“parent” includes a person who–
(a) has parental responsibility for a child;
(b) is a local authority foster parent in relation to a child;
(c) is a foster parent with whom a child has been placed by a voluntary organisation; and
(d) fosters a child privately;
“parental responsibility” and “fosters a child privately” have the meanings attributed to those respective expressions by sections 3 and 66 of the 1989 Act;
“qualifying child care” means care provided–
(a) for reward; and
(b) in respect of a child other than a child to whom the provider is a parent or relative;
“relative” in relation to a child means a grand parent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt (whether of the full blood or half blood or by affinity) or step-parent;
“the Tribunal” means the Tribunal established by section 9 of the Protection of Children Act 1999;
“the Tribunal Regulations” means the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 2002;
“the Suspension Regulations” means the Child Minding and Day Care (Suspension of Registration) (England) Regulations 2003.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/463/section/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/tax-credits-approval-of-home-child-care-providers-scheme-2003/section-2
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