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Section 29 Circumstances in which the duties in sections 26(2), 27(2) and 28(3) do not applyI1I2I3I4I5I6I7I8I9I10I11I12I13I14

England and Wales

(1)

Following a request under section 26(1)(b), 27(1)(b) or 28(1)(b), the duty in section 26(2), 27(2) or 28(3) (as the case may be) does not apply in relation to a child or young person if any of the circumstances in subsection (2) apply.

(2)

The circumstances are—

(a)

the local authority has previously made a decision under the same section in relation to the same child or young person and it is satisfied that—

(i)

the child's or young person's needs have not changed materially since the previous decision, and

(ii)

there is no new information that would materially affect that decision.

(b)

the request relates to a child who has become looked after by a local authority.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

S. 29 in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/373, arts. 3, 4 (as amended by S.I. 2021/735, art. 2(2)(a) and S.I. 2021/938, art. 2(3))

I2

S. 29 in force at 1.9.2021 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/373, arts. 6, 7 (as amended by S.I. 2021/735, art. 2(3)(a) and S.I. 2021/938, art. 2(4)(5))

I3

S. 29 in force at 1.1.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/1244, art. 3(c) (with arts. 4-21) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1428, art. 3; and (10.6.2022) by S.I. 2022/663, art. 3 and (21.8.2023) by S.I. 2023/932, art. 3)

I4

S. 29 in force at 1.1.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/1243, art. 3(c) (with arts. 4-23) (as amended by S.I. 2021/1428, art. 2; (10.6.2022) by S.I. 2022/663, art. 2 and (21.8.2023) by S.I. 2023/932, art. 2)

I5

S. 29 in force at 1.1.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2021/1245, arts. 3(c), 4 (with art. 1(4))

I6

S. 29 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/898, arts. 2(c), 3

I7

S. 29 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/891, art. 3(c) (with arts. 4-25) (as amended (21.8.2023) by S.I. 2023/932, art. 4)

I8

S. 29 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/893, art. 4 (with art. 1(2))

I9

S. 29 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/896, art. 3(c) (with arts. 4-22) (as amended (21.8.2023) by S.I. 2023/932, art. 5)

I10

S. 29 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/892, art. 3(c) (with arts. 2, 4-18)

I11

S. 29 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/895, arts. 3(c), 4

I12

S. 29 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/897, art. 3(c) (with arts. 1(8), 4-21) (as amended (21.8.2023) by S.I. 2023/932, art. 6)

I13

S. 29 in force at 1.9.2022 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/894, art. 3(c)

I14

S. 29 in force at 1.9.2025 for specified purposes by S.I. 2022/893, art. 2(c) (with art. 1(2))