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Disabled Child

Under Section 23 of the Children and Young Persons Act 2001, a child is disabled, and will therefore be included in the definition of a Child in Need, if s/he is blind, deaf or dumb or suffers from a mental disorder of any kind or is substantially and permanently handicapped by illness, injury or congenital deformity.

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