6(1)The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.
(2)In section 62 (voluntary organisations providing accommodation: duties of local authorities), in subsection (10), after “1992,” insert “a 16 to 19 Academy”.
(3)In section 80 (inspection of children’s homes etc by persons authorised by Secretary of State)—
(a)in subsection (5), after paragraph (dc) insert—
“(dd)proprietor of a 16 to 19 Academy;”;
(b)in subsection (13), in the definition of “college”, after “1992” insert “or a 16 to 19 Academy”;
(c)in subsection (13), at the end insert—
““proprietor” has the same meaning as in the Education Act 1996.”
(4)In section 87 (welfare of children in boarding schools and colleges)—
(a)in subsection (10), in the definition of “college”, after “1992 Act” insert “or a 16 to 19 Academy”;
(b)in subsection (11), after paragraph (c) insert—
“(d)in relation to a 16 to 19 Academy, the proprietor of the Academy.”