PART 6LOOKED AFTER AND ACCOMMODATED CHILDREN

Leaving care, accommodation and fostering

C1I1113Cessation of duties in relation to category 4 young people

1

A responsible local authority's duties towards a category 4 young person cease when the young person ceases to pursue a programme of education or training in accordance with his or her pathway plan.

2

For the purposes of subsection (1), the responsible local authority may disregard any interruption in the young person's pursuance of a programme of education or training if it is satisfied that the young person will resume the programme as soon as is reasonably practicable.