8. (1) On receipt of an application referred to in subsection (1) or (2) of section 6 made by an applicant who has not attained the age of 18 years, the recipient body, unless subsection (4) of that section applies, shall inform the Authority of the application and provide the Authority with—

(a) as the case may be, a document specified in paragraph (b) of subsection (1), or the document specified in subsection (2), of that section, and

(b) the contact details of the applicant.

(2) On receipt of the document referred to in subsection (1), the Authority shall on the basis of the information available to it establish, in relation to each relevant parent, as to whether any of the following apply:

(a) he or she has not made a statement under section 38(11);

(b) he or she has made a statement under section 38(11) that either of the following applies:

(i) he or she is seeking to have contact with the applicant;

(ii) he or she is willing to be contacted by the applicant;

(c) he or she has made a statement under section 38(11) that he or she is not willing to be contacted by the applicant, and an information session has already taken place;

(d) he or she is deceased;

(e) he or she is not willing to be contacted by the applicant and no information session has taken place.

(3) Where paragraph (a), (b), (c) or (d) of subsection (2) applies in respect of the relevant parent (or, as the case may be, each relevant parent), the Authority shall, in accordance with section 18, provide the applicant with the document provided to it under subsection (1)(a).

(4) Where paragraph (e) of subsection (2) applies in respect of a relevant parent, the Authority shall—

(a) hold an information session in respect of the relevant person concerned with the applicant, and

(b) whether at the same time as the information session referred to in paragraph (a), or at a later time, provide the applicant, in accordance with section 18, with the document provided to it under subsection (1)(a).