Children (Leaving Care) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002

Minor and consequential amendments and repeals

7.—(1) The Children Order shall have effect subject to the following minor and consequential amendments and repeals.

(2) In Article 2(8) (references to accommodation provided by an authority), after “this Order” insert “except in Articles 34C and 35B”.

(3) In Article 18 (provision of services for children in need, their families and others), in paragraph (5)(a), for “35 or 36” there shall be substituted “34C to 34E, 35A or 35B”.

(4) Articles 36 and 37 are hereby repealed.

(5) In Article 46 (co-operation between authorities and other bodies)—

(a) at the beginning of paragraph (4), insert “Except where paragraph (4A) applies,”; and

(b) after paragraph (4) there shall be added the following paragraph—

“(4A) Where an authority (“authority A”) complies with any request under Article 46(2) from another authority (“authority B”) in relation to a child or other person—

(a) whose responsible authority is authority B for the purposes of Article 34C or 34D; or

(b) whom authority B is advising or befriending or to whom it is giving assistance by virtue of Article 35(5)(a),

authority A may recover from authority B any reasonable expenses incurred by it in respect of that person.”.

(6) In Part I of Schedule 2 (provision of services for families), in paragraph 2(1)(a) and in paragraph 2A(1)(a), for “35 and 36” substitute “34C to 34E, 35A and 35B”.