Statutory guidance
Children Act 1989: former looked-after children in custody
Statutory guidance for local authorities on children who lose their looked-after status when remanded or sentenced to custody.
Applies to England
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This statutory guidance is for local authorities and their staff, including:
- directors of children’s services
- lead members in local authorities
- managers of services for looked-after children
- front-line managers who have particular responsibilities in relation to looked-after children
- children’s services social workers
- managers of youth offending teams and their staff
- governors, directors and registered managers of establishments in the secure estate
It will also be relevant to partner agencies and to providers of services to looked-after children, including agencies in the private, voluntary and public sectors.
It applies to children who lose their looked-after status on entering custody. This means children who were
- looked-after under section 20 of the Childrens Act 1989 before being remanded or sentenced to custody
- looked-after by being remanded to local authority care under section 23(1) of the Children and Young Person’s Act 1969 on being sentenced
Related statutory guidance
- Volume 1 - Children Act 1989: court orders
- Volume 2 - Children Act 1989: care planning, placement and case review
- Volume 3 - Children Act 1989: transition to adulthood for care leavers
- Volume 4 - Children Act 1989: fostering services
- Volume 5 - Children Act 1989: children’s homes