Subsection (2) applies where a youth offending team becomes aware that—
The youth offending team must as soon as practicable notify—
of the place where the child or young person is detained.
Subsection (4) applies where a youth offending team becomes aware that a person has been released having immediately before release been—
The youth offending team must as soon as practicable notify the following authorities of the release—
Nothing in this section requires a youth offending team to notify a local authority of any matter of which the authority is already aware.
In this section—
“home local authority”, in relation to a child or young person, means the local authority which is the home authority in relation to that person within the meaning of Chapter 5A of Part 10 of the Education Act 1996 (persons detained in youth accommodation);
“host local authority”, in relation to a child or young person who is detained in relevant youth accommodation, means the local authority for the area in which that person is detained;
“local authority”has the meaning given by section 579(1) of the Education Act 1996;
“young person” includes a person who is aged 18;
and references in this section to a person subject to a detention order and to relevant youth accommodation have the same meanings as they have in the Education Act 1996 (see section 562(1A) of that Act).