Children Act 1989

[F18A(1)Every local authority shall make provision for such services as they consider appropriate to be available with respect to accommodated children.E+W

(2)“Accommodated children” are those children in respect of whose accommodation the local authority have been notified under section 85 or 86 [F2or under section 120 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (assessment of children accommodated by health authorities and education authorities)].

(3)The services shall be provided with a view to promoting contact between each accommodated child and that child's family.

(4)The services may, in particular, include—

(a)advice, guidance and counselling;

(b)services necessary to enable the child to visit, or to be visited by, members of the family;

(c)assistance to enable the child and members of the family to have a holiday together.

(5)Nothing in this paragraph affects the duty imposed by paragraph 10.]

Textual Amendments

F1Sch. 2 para. 8A and cross-heading inserted (28.3.2011 for W., 1.4.2011 for E.) by Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23), ss. 19, 44; S.I. 2010/2981, art. 4(f); S.I. 2011/949, art. 3(1)(b)