Part III Local Authority Support for Children and Families
Advice and assistance for certain children
23AF1 The responsible authority and relevant children.
1
The responsible local authority shall have the functions set out in section 23B in respect of a relevant child.
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In subsection (1) “relevant child” means (subject to subsection (3)) a child who—
a
is not being looked after by any local authority;
b
was, before last ceasing to be looked after, an eligible child for the purposes of paragraph 19B of Schedule 2; and
c
is aged sixteen or seventeen.
3
The Secretary of State may prescribe—
a
additional categories of relevant children; and
b
categories of children who are not to be relevant children despite falling within subsection (2).
4
In subsection (1) the “responsible local authority” is the one which last looked after the child.
5
If under subsection (3)(a) the Secretary of State prescribes a category of relevant children which includes children who do not fall within subsection (2)(b) (for example, because they were being looked after by a local authority in Scotland), he may in the regulations also provide for which local authority is to be the responsible local authority for those children.