Legislation

Section 24 – Authority liable for the provision of accommodation

Introduction

This section established a framework for deciding which local authority was responsible for funding a person’s residential accommodation under this act. It did this by imposing responsibility on the authority in which the person was ordinarily resident. Since 1 April 2015, when the Care Act 2014 came into force, this section ceased to apply in England. […]

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