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10.05 Can an LA cease (i.e. terminate) an IDP just because a young person turns 19?

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01 Nov 2024

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    No. Where a LA maintains an IDP for a YP who is neither a registered pupil at a school or an enrolled student at an FEI, the LA may cease to maintain an IDP if it decides that it is no longer necessary to maintain the IDP to meet the YP’s reasonable needs for education and training: s.31(6)(b) ALNET

    Such a decision should only be reached at the conclusion of a review and the LA must decide the matter in accordance with regulations.

    Per Schedule 1 of ALN Regs 2021, when deciding whether there is a realistic prospect that undertaking a proposed programme of study or continuing to undertake a programme of study would enable the YP to meet the person’s desired outcomes, the LA must take into account factors such as:

    (a)the young person’s ability to undertake the programme of study, and 

    (b)the suitability of the programme of study to meet the young person’s desired outcomes.

    Nodi No-nonsense Guide Wales

    Nodi No-nonsense Guide Wales
    Authors: Civitas Law education team