Section 50 Continuation of services under section 17 of the Children Act 1989I1

After section 17 of the Children Act 1989 (provision of services for children etc) insert—

“Section 17 services: continued provision where EHC plan maintained

17ZG

(1)

This section applies where, immediately before a child in need reaches the age of 18—

(a)

a local authority in England is providing services for the child in the exercise of functions conferred by section 17, and

(b)

an EHC plan is maintained for the child.

(2)

The local authority may continue to provide services for the child in the exercise of those functions after the child reaches the age of 18, but may not continue to do so after the EHC plan has ceased to be maintained.

(3)

In this section “EHC plan” means a plan within section 37(2) of the Children and Families Act 2014.”