Regulation 5 Responsibility for children looked after by an authority
There is excluded from regulation 4(6)(a)—
any period which is in the nature of a planned short term break, or is one of a series of such breaks, for the purpose of providing respite for the person who normally cares for the child or qualifying young person;
any period during which the child or qualifying young person is placed with, or continues to live with, their parent or a person who has parental responsibility for themF1;
any period during which the child or qualifying young person is placed for adoption under the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987.
For the purposes of this regulation, a person has parental responsibility if they are not a foster parent and have parental responsibility within the meaning of Article 6 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995.
Annotations
Textual amendments
- F1
Semicolon in Reg. 5(1)(b) substituted for Full stop (3.4.2024) by The Social Security and Universal Credit (Migration of Tax Credit Claimants and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/54), regs. 1(2)(c), 7(2)(a)
- F2
Reg. 5(1)(c) inserted (3.4.2024) by The Social Security and Universal Credit (Migration of Tax Credit Claimants and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. 2024/54), regs. 1(2)(c), 7(2)(b)