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Previously looked-after children (PLAC)
PLAC definition and range of local and national guidance.
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The aim for children in care (CiC) is for them to achieve permanence in their lives.
For some children this will be through one of the following processes:
- adoption
- special guardianship orders (SGOs)
- child arrangement orders (CAOs)
These children are known as previously looked after children (PLAC).