Part IIIE+W+S[F1SUPPORT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PROVIDED BY LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND]

[F2 Personal advisers and pathway plans]E+W

Textual Amendments

F2Ss. 23D, 23E and cross-heading inserted (1.10.2001) by 2000 c. 35, s. 3; S.I. 2001/2191, art. 2; S.I. 2001/2878, art. 2

[F323D Personal advisers.E+W

(1)The [F4Secretary of State] may by regulations require local authorities to appoint a personal adviser for children or young persons of a prescribed description who have reached the age of sixteen but not the age of [F5twenty-five] who are not—

(a)children who are relevant children for the purposes of section 23A;

(b)the young persons referred to in section 23C; or

(c)the children referred to in paragraph 19C of Schedule 2.[F6; or

“(d)persons to whom section 23CA applies.]

(2)Personal advisers appointed under or by virtue of this Part shall (in addition to any other functions) have such functions as the [F7Secretary of State] prescribes.]

[F8(3)Where a local authority in England ceases to be under a duty to provide a personal adviser for a person under any provision of this Part, that does not affect any other duty under this Part to provide a personal adviser for the person.

(4)Where a local authority in England has more than one duty under this Part to provide a personal adviser for a person, each duty is discharged by the provision of the same personal adviser (the local authority are not required to provide more than one personal adviser for the person).]