Power of Assembly to make regulations about admission of looked after children

‘(1) After section 97C of SSFA 1998 (inserted by section (Directions to admit child to specified school: supplementary provisions)) insert—

97D Power of Assembly to make regulations about admission of looked after children

(1) The Assembly may by regulations make provision about the admission of children looked after by local authorities in Wales (“looked after children”) to maintained schools in Wales.

(2) Regulations under subsection (1) may include provision requiring the admission authorities for such schools—

(a) to include in their admission arrangements such provision relating to the admission of looked after children as may be prescribed, which may in particular include provision for securing that, subject to prescribed exceptions, such children are to be offered admission in preference to other children;

(b) to admit looked after children in prescribed circumstances, subject to prescribed exceptions.

(3) Regulations under subsection (1) may provide that any of the preceding provisions of this Chapter—

(a) shall not apply in relation to looked after children;

(b) shall apply in relation to such children with prescribed modifications.”

(2) In section 89 of that Act, in subsection (1A)—

(a) after “maintained schools” insert “in England”, and

(b) after “a local authority” insert “in England”.'. —[Jim Knight.]

Brought up, read the First and Second time, and added to the Bill.