81 Ways in which looked after children are to be accommodated and maintained
Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (2014 anaw 4) | Legislation

81  Ways in which looked after children are to be accommodated and maintained

(1)     This section applies where a local authority is looking after a child (“C”).

(2)     The local authority must make arrangements for C to live with a person who falls within subsection (3), but this is subject to subsections (4) and (11).

(3)     A person (“P”) falls within this subsection if—

(a)     P is a parent of C,

(b)     P is not a parent of C but has parental responsibility for C, or

(c)     in a case where C is in the care of the local authority and there was a [child arrangements order] in force with respect to C immediately before the care order was made, P was a person in whose favour the [child arrangements order] was made.

(4)     Subsection (2) does not require the local authority to make arrangements of the kind mentioned in that subsection if doing so—

(a)     would not be consistent

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