# Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, Section 176: Representations relating to former looked after children etc


(1) A local authority must establish a procedure for considering representations (including complaints) made to it by persons to whom subsection (2) applies about the discharge of its functions under Parts 3 to 7 in relation to those persons.
(2) This subsection applies to—
(a) category 2 young persons;
(b) category 3 young persons;
(c) category 4 young persons;
(d) category 5 young persons;
(e) category 6 young persons;
(f) persons under the age of 25 who, if they were under the age of 21, would be—
(i) category 5 young persons, or
(ii) category 6 young persons falling within that category by virtue of section 104(3)(a).
(3) Regulations may impose—
(a) requirements in relation to the procedure that must be established;
(b) time limits on the making of representations to which the procedure applies.
(4) A local authority must—
(a) give publicity to the procedure which it establishes for the purposes of this section;
(b) comply with any requirements imposed under subsection (3)(a) in considering representations to which this section applies.
(5) In this section “category 2 young person”, “category 3 young person”, “category 4 young person”, “category 5 young person” and “category 6 young person” have the meanings given by section 104.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/anaw/2014/4/section/176 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/social-services-and-well-being-wales-act-2014/section-176
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