20 Provision of accommodation for children: general
Children Act 1989 (1989 c 41) | Legislation

Provision of accommodation for children

20  Provision of accommodation for children: general

(1)     Every local authority shall provide accommodation for any child in need within their area who appears to them to require accommodation as a result of—

(a)     there being no person who has parental responsibility for him;

(b)     his being lost or having been abandoned; or

(c)     the person who has been caring for him being prevented (whether or not permanently, and for whatever reason) from providing him with suitable accommodation or care.

(2)     Where a local authority provide accommodation under subsection (1) for a child who is ordinarily resident in the area of another local authority, that other local authority may take over the provision of accommodation for the child within—

(a)     three months of being notified in writing that the child is being provided with accommodation; or

(b)     such other longer period as may be prescribed [in regulations

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