Regulation 7 Right to request entitlement determination
An individual, who believes that they are entitled to a care leaver payment but has not been notified in accordance with regulation 6(1), may make a request to a local authority for their entitlement to a care leaver payment to be determined.
A request under paragraph (1) must—
be made in such form, if any, as the local authority requires, and
specify the reasons why the individual believes that they are entitled to a care leaver payment.
If the local authority, to whom a request under paragraph (1) is made, is not the responsible authority for the individual that local authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable and with the individual’s agreement—
take reasonable steps to ascertain whether there is a responsible authority for the individual,
where the responsible authority for the individual is identified, send the request to the responsible authority to make a determination of the individual’s entitlement to a care leaver payment.
Where no responsible authority for the individual is identified, the local authority to whom the request under paragraph (1) was made must, as soon as reasonably practicable, determine the individual’s entitlement to a care leaver payment.
Where a local authority determines an individual’s entitlement to a care leaver payment under paragraph (4), the local authority must, as soon as reasonably practicable, notify the individual of—
the determination,
the reasons for it,
any other information that the local authority considers appropriate.
The local authority must fulfil their duty under paragraph (5) in a way that leaves the individual with a record of the information which they can show to, or otherwise share with, others.