Section 22B: Maintenance of looked after children

Children Act 1989 · 1989 c. 41View on legislation.gov.uk

Children Act 1989
- Section 22A: Provision of accommodation for children in care
- Section 22C: Ways in which looked after children are to be accommodated and maintained

Part III: SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PROVIDED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND

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.

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