289. Categories of young person entitled to support after leaving care, accommodation or fostering.

289. Categories of young person entitled to support after leaving care, accommodation or fostering.

Children (Volume 9 (2023), paras 1–722; Volume 10 (2023), paras 723–1311) | Commentary

The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 describes six categories of young person who are entitled to support after leaving care, accommodation or fostering1.

A category 1 young person is a child2 who:

  1.  

    (1)     is aged 16 or 173;

  2.  

    (2)     is being looked after4 by a local authority in Wales5; and

  3.  

    (3)     has been looked after by a local authority