- a care order
means (subject to section 105(1)) an order under subsection (1)(a) and (except where express provision to the contrary is made) includes an interim care order made under section 38;
- a child assessment order
means an order under this section.
- a court
means— a the court which remanded the young person;
- a person authorised to seek access
means—
- a person qualifying for advice and assistance
means a person to whom subsection (1A) or (1B) applies.
- a privately fostered child
means a child who is under the age of sixteen and who is cared for, and provided with accommodation in their own home by, someone other than—
- a prohibited steps order
means an order that no step which could be taken by a parent in meeting his parental responsibility for a child, and which is of a kind specified in the order, shall be taken by any person without the consent of the court;
- a section 8 order
means any of the orders mentioned in subsection (1) and any order varying or discharging such an order.
- a specific issue order
means an order giving directions for the purpose of determining a specific question which has arisen, or which may arise, in connection with any aspect of parental responsibility for a child.
- a supervision order
means an order under subsection (1)(b) and (except where express provision to the contrary is made) includes an interim supervision order made under section 38.
- accommodation
means accommodation which is provided for a continuous period of more than 24 hours.
- accommodation providers
means— • local authority foster parents;
- Act as a child minder
means (subject to the following subsections) look after one or more children under the age of eight on domestic premises for reward;
- activity condition
has the meaning given by section 11C;
- activity direction
has the meaning given by section 11A;
- adoption agency
means a body which may be referred to as an adoption agency by virtue of section 2 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002;
- an authorised person
means—
- an education supervision order
means an order under subsection (1).
- an existing order
means any order which—
- appropriate authority
means—
- Appropriate National Authority
means—
- appropriate person
means—
- approved child care training
means child care training which is approved by the Secretary of State;
- authorised person
means— (a) the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children and any of its officers;
- bank holiday
means a day which is a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971;
- care order
has the meaning given by section 31(11) and also includes any order which by or under any enactment has the effect of, or is deemed to be, a care order for the purposes of this Act;
- Care-related assessment
means—
- child
means, subject to paragraph 16 of Schedule 1, a person under the age of eighteen;
- child arrangements order
means an order regulating arrangements relating to any of the following— (a) with whom a child is to live, spend time or otherwise have contact, and (b) when a child is to live, spend time or otherwise have contact with any person;
- child assessment order
has the meaning given by section 43(2);
- child care training
means training undergone by any person with a view to, or in the course of— • “approved child care training” means child care training which is approved by the Secretary of State;
- child minder
has the meaning given by section 71;
- civil proceedings
means civil proceedings, before any tribunal, in relation to which the strict rules of evidence apply, whether as a matter of law or by agreement of the parties, and references to “ the court ” shall be construed accordingly;
- college
means an institution within the further education sector as defined in section 91 of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 or a 16 to 19 Academy;
- community home
has the meaning given by section 53;
- contact provision
means provision which regulates arrangements relating to—
- custody
includes legal custody and joint as well as sole custody but does not include access.
- day care
means any form of care or supervised activity provided for children during the day (whether or not it is provided on a regular basis).
- designated
means designated in accordance with section 53.
- development
means physical, intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural development;
- disposal
includes the grant of a tenancy and any other conveyance, assignment, transfer, grant, variation or extinguishment of an interest in or right over land, whether made by instrument or otherwise;
- domestic premises
has the meaning given by section 71(12);
- dwelling-house
includes— (a) any building or part of a building which is occupied as a dwelling;
- education functions
has the meaning given by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996;
- education supervision order
has the meaning given in section 36;
- eligible child
means, subject to sub-paragraph (3), a child who—
- emergency protection order
means an order under section 44;
- enactment
means any enactment having effect, at any time, in any part of the United Kingdom.
- enforcement order
has the meaning given by section 11J;
- ensuing timetable revision
means any revision, of the timetable under subsection (1)(a) for the proceedings, which the court considers may ensue from the extension.
- family assistance order
has the meaning given in section 16(2);
- Family centre
means a centre at which any of the persons mentioned in sub-paragraph (3) may—
- family proceedings
means any proceedings— but does not include proceedings on an application for leave under section 100(3).
- financial year
means a period of twelve months ending with 31st March;
- former relevant child
has the meaning given by section 23C(1).
- foster parent
means a person who is, or who from time to time is, a local authority foster parent or a foster parent with whom children are placed by a voluntary organisation.
- fostering agency
has the same meaning as in the Care Standards Act 2000;
- functions
includes powers and duties;
- further education corporation
has the same meaning as in the Further and Higher Education Act 1992. • “sixth form college corporation” has the same meaning as in that Act. • “proprietor” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996.
- gross payments
means payments—
- guardian of a child
means a guardian (other than a guardian of the estate of a child) appointed in accordance with the provisions of section 5;
- harm
has the same meaning as in section 31(9) and the question of whether harm is significant shall be determined in accordance with section 31(10);
- health
means physical or mental health;
- health board
has the same meaning as in the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.
- health service hospital
means a health service hospital within the meaning given by the National Health Service Act 2006 or the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;
- home
means a controlled community home or (as the case may be) assisted community home;
- ill-treatment
has the same meaning as in section 31(9);
- income-related employment and support allowance
means an income-related allowance under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (employment and support allowance);
- independent review function
means a function conferred or imposed on a national authority by regulations made by virtue of sub-paragraph (1)(b);
- independent school
has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996;
- integrated care board
means a body established under section 14Z25 of the National Health Service Act 2006;
- involvement
means involvement of some kind, either direct or indirect, but not any particular division of a child's time.
- local authority
means, in relation to England..., the council of a county, a metropolitan district, a London Borough or the Common Council of the City of London in relation to Wales, the council of a county or a county borough and, in relation to Scotland, a local authority within the meaning of section 1(2) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968;
- local authority accommodation
means accommodation provided by or on behalf of a local authority (within the meaning of the Children Act 1989). 6B Where an arrested juvenile is moved to local authority accommodation under subsection (6) above, it shall be lawful for any person acting on behalf of the authority to detain him.”
- local authority foster parent
means a person authorised as such in accordance with regulations made by virtue of— (a) paragraph 12F of Schedule 2;
- local authority residence requirement
has the meaning given by paragraph 24 of Schedule 6 to the Sentencing Code;
- Local Health Board
means a Local Health Board established under section 11 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006;
- local housing authority
has the same meaning as in the Housing Act 1985;
- looked after, accommodated or fostered
means—
- maintained school
has the meaning given by section 20(7) of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;
- maintenance agreement
means any agreement in writing made with respect to a child, whether before or after the commencement of this paragraph, which— and any such provisions are in this paragraph, and paragraph 11, referred to as “financial arrangements”.
- maintenance calculation
has the same meaning as it has in the Child Support Act 1991 by virtue of section 54 of that Act as read with any regulations in force under that section.
- material
includes any picture or representation.
- matrimonial proceedings
means proceedings for divorce, nullity of marriage or judicial separation;
- mental nursing home
has the same meaning as in the Registered Homes Act 1984;
- needs assessment
has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Care Act 2014.
- net payments
means payments—
- notice of proceedings
means a summons or such other notice of proceedings as is required;
- nursing home
has the same meaning as in the Act of 1984;
- officer of the Service
has the same meaning as in the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000;
- organisation
includes the Welsh Ministers, a public body and a private or voluntary organisation.
- parent
means parent of the child concerned;
- parent carer
means a person aged 18 or over who provides or intends to provide care for a disabled child for whom the person has parental responsibility.
- parental responsibility
has the meaning given in section 3;
- parental responsibility agreement
has the meaning given in sections 4(1), 4ZA(4) and 4A(2);
- periodical payments order
means an order made under— for the making or securing of periodical payments.
- placement
means—
- premises
includes any area and any vehicle.
- prescribed
means prescribed by regulations made under this Act;
- prohibited steps order
has the meaning given by section 8(1);
- proprietor
has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996.
- publish
includes— (a) include in a programme service (within the meaning of the Broadcasting Act 1990);
- Regional co-operation arrangements
means arrangements—
- registered pupil
has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996;
- Regulations
means regulations made by the Assembly.
- relevant child
means (subject to subsection (3)) a child who—
- relevant establishment
means— (a) in relation to Scotland, any establishment which is mentioned in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Schedule 9 (establishments exempt from the registration requirements which apply in relation to the provision of day care in Scotland);
- relevant person
means—
- relevant proceedings
means any application made, or proceedings brought, under any of the provisions mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (1) and any part of such proceedings.
- residential care home
has the same meaning as in the Registered Homes Act 1984 and “small home” has the meaning given by section 1(4A) of that Act;
- review period
means the period of one year beginning with the commencement of this section and each subsequent period of three years beginning with an anniversary of that commencement.
- school
has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996 or, in relation to Scotland, in the Education (Scotland) Act 1980;
- section 31A plan
has the meaning given by section 31A(6);
- secure accommodation
means accommodation provided for the purpose of restricting the liberty of children.
- secured periodical payments order
means an order for secured periodical payments under paragraph 1(2)(b).
- sixth form college corporation
has the same meaning as in that Act. • “proprietor” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996.
- small home
has the meaning given by section 1(4A) of that Act;
- social services functions
means—
- special educational needs
has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996;
- Special Health Authority
means a Special Health Authority established under section 28 of the National Health Service Act 2006 or section 22 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006,;
- specific issue order
has the meaning given by section 8(1);
- specified
means specified in an activity direction (or in an activity condition).
- specified proceedings
means any proceedings—
- staying put arrangement
has the meaning given by section 23CZA.
- substitution agreement
means an agreement by virtue of which the duty of the appropriate authority under section 87(3) in relation to a school or college is suspended.
- supervised activity
means an activity supervised by a responsible person.
- supervision order
has the meaning given by section 31(11);
- the 1992 Act
means the Further and Higher Education Act 1992;
- the 2007 Hague Convention
means the Convention on the International Recovery of Child Support and Other Forms of Family Maintenance concluded on 23 November 2007 at The Hague.
- the appeal period
means—
- the appropriate authority
means the local authority within whose area it is proposed to foster the child in question;
- the appropriate local authority
has the same meaning as in section 36.
- the appropriate officer
means—
- the Assembly
means the National Assembly for Wales.
- the Chief Inspector for England
means Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills;
- the child concerned
means the child referred to in section 91(14).
- the court
means the High Court or the family court.
- the proprietor
means— • “the relevant time” means the time immediately before the liability to pay arises under subsection (1);
- the relevant date
means, in relation to the making or variation of an order— i where an application is made for an order to be made or varied, the date of the application (or first application, if two or more are determined together), and ii where no such application is made, the date on which the court is considering whether to make or, as the case may be, vary the order;
- the relevant time
means the time immediately before the liability to pay arises under subsection (1);
- the responsible authority
means—
- the responsible individual
means—
- the responsible local authority
means, in relation to a person to whom this section applies, the local authority which had the duties provided for in section 23C towards him.
- the responsible person
has the same meaning as in section 49.
- the transitional period
means the period ending with—
- to foster a child privately
means to look after the child in circumstances in which he is a privately fostered child as defined by this section.
- visiting arrangements
means arrangements made under subsection (2).
- voluntary home
has the meaning given by section 60;
- voluntary organisation
means a body (other than a public or local authority) whose activities are not carried on for profit;
- well-being
has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Care Act 2014.
- Welsh family proceedings officer
has the meaning given by section 35 of the Children Act 2004.
- young carer
means a person under 18 who provides or intends to provide care for another person (but this is qualified by section 17ZB(3)).
- youth rehabilitation order
has the meaning given by section 173 of that Code;
- youth rehabilitation order with fostering
has the meaning given by section 176 of that Code.