Q:
02.155 Does an LA cease to be responsible where a CYP is temporarily absent?
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- 1 No
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- 24 Feb 2025
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No
Simple
No. A “temporary or transitory” move does not lead to a change in responsibility: JG v Kent CC [2016] EWHC 1102 (Admin) #133. Where a child’s family moved to Dubai for a parent’s military service, had kept their house in the UK and did not intend to settle permanently in Dubai, the child remained the responsibility of the LA: Hampshire CC v GC [2024] UKUT 128 (AAC) #225-6
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