64.Section 24C provides for the necessary communication and liaison between local authorities for care leavers who move around the country. Subsection (1) extends the previous notification obligations under section 24(11) to all children with whom the local authority is under a duty to keep in touch, including eligible and relevant children, and former relevant children. In all these cases, the relevant local authority must inform another local authority if a child or young person plans to live or is living in their area.
65.Subsections (2) and (3) restate with minor amendments the provisions of existing section 24(12) and (13.
Commentary on Sections Section 24C