96Family visits to or by children: expenses
(1)This paragraph applies where—
(a)a child is being looked after by a local authority, and
(b)the conditions mentioned in subsection (4) are satisfied.
(2)The authority may make payments in respect of travelling, subsistence or other expenses incurred by the following persons in visiting the child—
(a)a parent of the child,
(b)any person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for the child, or
(c)any relative, friend or other person connected with the child.
(3)The authority may make payments to the child, or to any person on the child’s behalf, in respect of travelling, subsistence or other expenses incurred by or on behalf of the child in visiting the persons mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (2).
(4)The conditions are that—
(a)it appears to the authority that the visit in question could not otherwise be made without undue financial hardship, and
(b)the circumstances warrant the making of the payments.