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Welfare Reform Bill

51D: Clause 19, page 9, line 16, at end insert— ““(e) the claimant is a family and friends carer who takes on the care of a child— (i) where the child comes to live with the carer as a result of— (a) plans made under a child protection inquiry in accordance with section 47 of the Children Act 1989; (b) inquiries in accordance with section 53 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995; or (c) an investigation in accordance with section 37 of the Children Act 1989; and the local authority states that the child cannot remain with the parents in the current circumstances; (ii) where the carer has secured a residence order, including a residence order under section 11 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, or special guardianship order— (a) to avoid a child being looked after where there is professional evidence of the impairment of the parents’ ability to care for the child; (b) arising out of care proceedings; (c) following the accommodation of a child; or (d) following the death or serious illness of a parent; (iii) where the carer is an approved kinship carer in accordance with Part V of the Looked After Children (Scotland) Regulations 2009; or (iv) where the child would suffer undue hardship if the exemption did not apply. (2A) Subsection (2)(e) applies for the first year of the claimant being the child’s carer.””