PART 3Eligibility and key concepts

Meanings of “relevant care setting” and “resident”

22Meaning of “resident”

1

A reference to being resident in a relevant care setting includes a reference to being absent from the care setting while under the care of—

a

the person who provided residential accommodation for the child in the residential institution or other place, or

b

a person authorised by that person.

2

For the purpose of subsection (1), it is immaterial whether the child was within or outside Scotland during the period of absence from the relevant care setting.