66 Continuity of services under other legislation
Care Act 2014 (2014 c 23) | Legislation

66  Continuity of services under other legislation

(1)     Before section 17A of the Children Act 1989 insert—

“17ZH Section 17 services: transition for children to adult care and support

(1)     Subsections (2) to (4) apply where a local authority in England providing services for a child in need in the exercise of functions conferred by section 17—

(a)     are required by section 58(1) or 63(1) of the Care Act 2014 to carry out a child's needs assessment or young carer's assessment in relation to the child, or

(b)     are required by section 60(1) of that Act to carry out a child's carer's assessment in relation to a carer of the child.

(2)     If the local authority carry out the assessment before the child reaches the age of 18 and decide to treat it as a needs or carer's assessment in accordance with section 59(6), 61(6) or 64(7) of the Care Act 2014 (with Part 1 of that Act applying to the assessment as a result), the authority must continue to comply with section 17 after the child reaches the age of 18 until they reach a conclusion in his case.

(3)     If the local authority carry out the assessment before

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