Looked after children Educational achievement
Section 22(3A)-(3C) of the 1989 Act requires a local authority in England to appoint an officer employed by them to be responsible for promoting the educational achievement of children looked after by them. This duty forms part of the wider duty of a local authority to safeguard and promote the welfare of looked after children under s22(3) of the 1989 Act.
	There is a linked duty, in section 20 of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008, on the governing body of a maintained school in England and Wales to designate a person to be responsible for the promotion of the educational achievement of looked after pupils and care leavers. Regulation 3 of the Designated Teacher (Looked after Pupils) (England) Regulations 2009 requires that the designated person must have qualified teacher status.