Part 1Children’s social care

Support for children in care, leaving care or in kinship care and carers

10Sibling contact with children in care

In section 34 of the Children Act 1989 (parental contact etc. with children in care)—

(a)

in subsection (1)—

(i)

omit the “and” at the end of paragraph (c), and

(ii)

at the end of paragraph (d) insert “; and

(e)

any brother or sister (whether of the whole or half blood) or step-brother or step-sister (whether by marriage or civil partnership) of the child.”;

(b)

in subsection (4), for “(d)” substitute “(e)”;

(c)

in subsection (8), in paragraph (za), for “(d)” substitute “(e)”.