Regulation 5 Local authority specified for the purposes of section 97(2) of the 2014 ActI1

England and Wales

(1)

Paragraph (2) specifies, in accordance with section 97(2) of the 2014 Act, the local authority which must discharge the duties imposed by section 97 of the 2014 Act or under these Regulations in relation to a child who falls within a category specified in regulation 4.

(2)

Where a child falls within a category specified in—

(a)

regulation 4(1)(a), the local authority in which the child is ordinarily resident^f1;

(b)

regulation 4(1)(b), the local authority in whose area the youth detention accommodation, prison, or approved premises is situate.

Annotations

Commencement

I1: Reg. 5 in force at 6.4.2016, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1: Section 194 and section 186(2) of the 2014 Act make provision about the ordinary residence status of a child who is detained in youth detention accommodation or in prison or who is residing in approved premises.