s 17ZI Section 17 services: provision after EHC plan no longer maintained
(1) This section applies where a local authority ... providing services for a person in the exercise, by virtue of section 17ZG, of functions conferred by section 17 are required to carry out a needs assessment in that person's case. (2) If the EHC plan for the person ceases to be maintained before the local authority reach a conclusion in the person's case, they must continue to comply with section 17 until they do reach a conclusion in his case. (3) The references to the local authority reaching a conclusion in a person's case are to be read with section 17ZH(7). (4) In this section, “ needs assessment ” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of the Care Act 2014.