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Children Act 1989 (c. 41)

58.  In section 17 (provision of services for children in need, their families and others)—

(a)in subsection (4)(1) for “appropriate national authority” substitute “Secretary of State”;

(b)at the end of the section insert—

(13) The duties imposed on a local authority by virtue of this section do not apply in relation to a child in the authority’s area who is being looked after by a local authority in Wales in accordance with Part 6 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.

(1)

Section 17(4) was inserted by the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23), section 39, Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 and 2..