Information for local authority services, adoption and fostering agencies, residential centres, and other children's social care services. (gov.uk)
A child is defined as «in need» if they are unlikely to achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development without the help of local authority services. (schoolsweek.co.uk)
As in previous years, hospital education can be funded either on the basis of an amount per place, or as a centrally funded local authority service. (gov.uk)