Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000

7 Minor and consequential amendments

(1) The 1989 Act is amended as follows.

(2) In section 17 (provision of services for children in need, their families and others), in subsection (5)(a), for “23 or 24” substitute “23, 23B to 23D, 24A or 24B”.

(3) In section 29 (recoupment of cost of providing services etc.)—

(a) at the beginning of subsection (9), insert “Except where subsection (10) applies,”; and

(b) after subsection (9) insert—

“(10) Where a local authority (“authority A”) comply with any request under section 27(2) from another local authority (“authority B”) in relation to a child or other person—

(a) whose responsible authority is authority B for the purposes of section 23B or 23C; or

(b) whom authority B are advising or befriending or to whom they are giving assistance by virtue of section 24(5)(a),

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

(4) In Part I of Schedule 2 (provision of services for families), in paragraph 1(2)(a)(i), for “20 and 24” substitute “20, 23B to 23D, 24A and 24B”.

(5) In the [2000 c. 14.] Care Standards Act 2000, in Schedule 4 (minor and consequential amendments)—

(a) in paragraph 14(4), the words “, as it has effect before the commencement of section 4 of the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000”; and

(b) paragraph 14(5) and (6),

are repealed.