176Representations relating to former looked after children etcE+W
(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.
Commencement Information
I1S. 176 in force at 6.4.2016 by S.I. 2016/412, art. 2 (with art. 4, Schs. 1, 2)