104 Young people entitled to support under sections 105 to 115

104  Young people entitled to support under sections 105 to 115

(1)     The categories of young person defined in subsection (2) are entitled to support in accordance with sections 105 to 115.

(2)     In this Act—

“category 1 young person” means a child who—

(a)     is aged 16 or 17,

(b)     is being looked after by a local authority, and

(c)     has been looked after by a local authority or a local authority in England for a specified period, or periods amounting in all to a specified period, which began after the child reached a specified age and ended after the child reached the age of 16;

“category 2 young person” means a child who—

(a)     is aged 16 or 17,

(b)     is not being looked after by a local authority or a local authority in England, and

(c)     immediately before ceasing to be looked after, was a category 1 young person;

“category 3 young person” means a person aged 18 or over who—

(a)     has been a category 2 young person (and would continue to be so if he or she

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