Part IIIF4SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PROVIDED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND

F3Independent reviewing officers

I1 30 Miscellaneous.

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Nothing in this Part shall affect any duty imposed on a local authority by or under any other enactment.

2

Any question arising under section 20(2), 21(3) or 29(7) to (9) as to the ordinary residence of a child shall be determined by agreement between the local authorities concerned or, in default of agreement, by the F5Secretary of StateF6but see subsection (2C).

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F92C

Any question arising as to whether a child is ordinarily resident—

a

in the area of a local authority under section 20(2), 21(3) or 29(7) to (9), or

b

in the area of a local authority in Wales under section 76(2), 77(4) or (5), or 193(3) to (6) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014,

shall be determined by the local authority and local authority in Wales concerned, or in default of agreement, by the Secretary of State.

F92D

The Secretary of State must consult the Welsh Ministers before making a determination under subsection (2C).

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The F8Secretary of State may make regulations for determining, as respects any F2education functions specified in the regulations, whether a child who is being looked after by a local authority is to be treated, for purposes so specified, as a child of parents of sufficient resources or as a child of parents without resources.