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(1)It shall be the duty of any local authority looking after a child—
(a)when he is in their care, to provide accommodation for him; and
(b)to maintain him in other respects apart from providing accommodation for him.
(2)A local authority shall provide accommodation and maintenance for any child whom they are looking after by—
(a)placing him (subject to subsection (5) and any regulations made by the Secretary of State) with—
(i)a family;
(ii)a relative of his; or
(iii)any other suitable person,
on such terms as to payment by the authority and otherwise as the authority may determine;
(b)maintaining him in a community home;
(c)maintaining him in a voluntary home;
(d)maintaining him in a registered children’s home;
(e)maintaining him in a home provided by the Secretary of State under section 82(5) on such terms as the Secretary of State may from time to time determine; or
(f)making such other arrangements as—
(i)seem appropriate to them; and
(ii)comply with any regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(3)Any person with whom a child has been placed under subsection (2)(a) is referred to in this Act as a local authority foster parent unless he falls within subsection (4).
(4)A person falls within this subsection if he is—
(a)a parent of the child;
(b)a person who is not a parent of the child but who has parental responsibility for him; or
(c)where the child is in care and there was a residence order in force with respect to him immediately before the care order was made, a person in whose favour the residence order was made.
(5)Where a child is in the care of a local authority, the authority may only allow him to live with a person who falls within subsection (4) in accordance with regulations made by the Secretary of State.
(6)Subject to any regulations made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this subsection, any local authority looking after a child shall make arrangements to enable him to live with—
(a)a person falling within subsection (4); or
(b)a relative, friend or other person connected with him,
unless that would not be reasonably practicable or consistent with his welfare.
(7)Where a local authority provide accommodation for a child whom they are looking after, they shall, subject to the provisions of this Part and so far as is reasonably practicable and consistent with his welfare, secure that—
(a)the accommodation is near his home; and
(b)where the authority are also providing accommodation for a sibling of his, they are accommodated together.
(8)Where a local authority provide accommodation for a child whom they are looking after and who is disabled, they shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, secure that the accommodation is not unsuitable to his particular needs.
(9)Part II of Schedule 2 shall have effect for the purposes of making further provision as to children looked after by local authorities and in particular as to the regulations that may be made under subsections (2)(a) and (f) and (5).
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