Section 21: Transfer of children between local authorities

Illegal Migration Act 2023 · 2023 c. 37View on legislation.gov.uk

This provision is repealed
It is retained for historical reference and may not reflect the law currently in force.

REPEALED on 2025-12-02 by Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025.

The text below is the provision as originally enacted. It is historical and may not include amendments made before this status change. View the enacted source.

Section 69 of the Immigration Act 2016 (transfer of responsibility for relevant children) is amended as follows.

In subsection (9) (definition of “relevant child”)—

omit the “or” at the end of paragraph (b), and
after paragraph (c) insert

, or (d) an unaccompanied child, within the meaning of section 16 of the Illegal Migration Act 2023.

In subsection (10), at the end insert .“(a) to (c)”

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