Section 20 Children S Act

Posted by stephen sowden on 7th june 2017.
Section 20 children s act. They have been lost or been abandoned. No one has parental responsibility for the young person or the young person is lost or abandoned or the person who has been caring for the young person is unable to continue to provide suitable care and accommodation. Section 20 of the children act 1989 provides the local authority with the power to provide accommodation for children without a court order when they do not have somewhere suitable to live.
Children act 1989 section 20 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 30 september 2020. It is widely known as voluntary accommodation because the parents must agree to the child being accommodated. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date.
The person who has been caring for the child is.