http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/section/22BChildren Act 1989An Act to reform the law relating to children; to provide for local authority services for children in need and others; to amend the law with respect to children’s homes, community homes, voluntary homes and voluntary organisations; to make provision with respect to fostering, child minding and day care for young children and adoption; and for connected purposes.1989-11-16texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-07-16Expert Participation2026-07-15 Children Act 1989s. 31A(4A)Children and Families Act 2014s. 15(2)(b)s. 139(6)Children Act 1989s. 10C 10DVictims and Courts Act 2026s. 3(1)s. 18(1)Children Act 1989s. 10E-10GVictims and Courts Act 2026s. 4s. 18(1)Children Act 1989s. 9(8)Victims and Courts Act 2026s. 5(3)s. 18(1)Children Act 1989s. 10A headingVictims and Courts Act 2026s. 5(4)(a)s. 18(1)Children Act 1989s. 10A(10)Victims and Courts Act 2026s. 5(4)(b)s. 18(1)Children Act 1989s. 10B(2)Victims and Courts Act 2026s. 5(5)s. 18(1)Children Act 1989s. 33(3A)Victims and Courts Act 2026s. 5(6)(a)s. 18(1)Children Act 1989s. 33(3A)Victims and Courts Act 2026s. 5(6)(b)s. 18(1)Children Act 1989s. 91(14A)Victims and Courts Act 2026s. 5(7)(b)s. 18(1)Children Act 1989s. 104(3AZA)Victims and Courts Act 2026s. 5(8)s. 18(1)Children Act 1989Sch. ZA1Victims and Courts Act 2026Sch. 1 para. 1s. 18(1)Children Act 1989Sch. ZA1 para. 3(ha)-(hc)Crime and Policing Act 2026Sch. 11 para. 5s. 255(1)Children Act 1989s. 23ZZZAChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 6(3)s. 78(5)Children Act 1989s. 23CZAAChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 7s. 78(5)Children Act 1989s. 34(1)(e) and wordChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 10(a)(ii)s. 78(5)Children Act 1989s. 25(1A)(1B)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 13(3)s. 78(5)Children Act 1989s. 25(5ZA)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 13(6)s. 78(5)Children Act 1989s. 25(8ZA)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 13(9)s. 78(5)Children Act 1989s. 104(3BZA)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 13(10)(b)s. 78(5)Children Act 1989s. 4(1A)(aa)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 6 para. 21(3)s. 61(3)Children Act 1989s. 4(1C)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 6 para. 21(4)s. 61(3)Children Act 1989s. 4ZA(2)(aa)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 6 para. 22(3)s. 61(3)Children Act 1989s. 4ZA(3A)Welfare Reform Act 2009Sch. 6 para. 22(4)s. 61(3)Children Act 1989s. 10A 10BVictims and Prisoners Act 2024s. 18(3)s. 32s. 81(2)Children Act 1989s. 9(8)Victims and Prisoners Act 2024s. 18(4)(c)s. 32s. 81(2)Children Act 1989s. 33(3A)Victims and Prisoners Act 2024s. 18(5)s. 32s. 81(2)Children Act 1989s. 91(5B)(5C)Victims and Prisoners Act 2024s. 18(6)(b)s. 32s. 81(2)Children Act 1989s. 104(3AZA)Victims and Prisoners Act 2024s. 18(7)(b)s. 32s. 81(2) Part III 22B It is the duty of a local authority to maintain a child they are looking after in other respects apart from the provision of accommodation.Ss. 22A-22F substituted (1.9.2009 for E. and 26.4.2010 for W. for the insertion of ss. 22C(11), 22F, 1.4.2011 otherwise for E.) for s. 23 by Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23), ss. 8(1), 44; S.I. 2009/2273, art. 2(2)(a); S.I. 2010/1329, art. 2(a); S.I. 2010/2981, art. 4(a)Ss. 22A-22F substituted for s. 23 (1.9.2009 for E. for the insertion of ss. 22C(11), 22F, 26.4.2010 for W. for the insertion of ss. 22C(11), 22F, 1.4.2011 for E. so far as not already in force, 6.4.2016 for W. in so far as not already in force) by Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23), ss. 8(1), 44(4); S.I. 2009/2273, art. 2(2)(a); S.I. 2010/1329, art. 2(a); S.I. 2010/2981, art. 4(a); S.I. 2016/452, art. 2(a)Pt. 3 heading substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 57(2)