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.