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<p>The Children’s Homes and Looked After Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) (England)
Regulations 2013 placed additional duties on local authorities seeking to place children
out of the authority’s area.</p><p>Under the amended regulations, any decision to
place a child outside of the local authority’s area must be approved by a nominated
officer, or, if that placement is a distant one, by the Director of Children’s Services.
The regulations further require that when considering making a distant placement,
the responsible authority consults with the host authority, and shares information
including the child’s care plan.</p><p>It should also be noted that local authorities
do place looked-after children in boarding schools from time to time, where it is
considered in the child’s best interests. Boarding schools, by their nature, can be
outside the responsible local authority’s geographic area.</p>
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