The Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) Regulations 2007

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Children Act 2004;

“archived information” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 8;

“child record” in relation to a child or participating young person (including a child or participating young person who is not ordinarily resident in England or who has died) means the information contained in the database relating to that person;

“the database” means the database established and operated, or to be established and operated, by the Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families under section 12 of the Act;

“local authority” means a children’s services authority in England within the meaning of section 65(1) of the Act;

“national partner” has the meaning given in regulation 9(1)(b);

“parental responsibility” has the same meaning as in section 3 of the Children Act 1989(1);

“participating young person” has the meaning given in regulation 4(2);

“relevant young person” means a person (other than a child) in relation to whom arrangements under section 10 of the Act may be made;

“a Schedule 4 body” has the meaning given in regulation 11(1)(a);

“a Schedule 5 body” has the meaning given in regulation 11(1)(b);

“sensitive service” means a specialist or targeted service which relates to—

(a)

sexual health,

(b)

mental health, or

(c)

substance abuse;

“specialist or targeted service” means any service which is not normally provided to all persons in a particular age group.

(2) In these Regulations any reference to a child record for which a local authority is responsible means a child record for which, by virtue of regulation 3(2), the authority is responsible, and references to a local authority being responsible for child records are to be construed accordingly.

(3) In these Regulations any reference to a person employed includes a person employed whether under a contract of service or a contract for services, a person seconded to the organisation in question and a person working as a volunteer, and references to an employee are to be construed accordingly.

(4) In these Regulations a person (A) is not to be treated as having the care of another person (B) by reason only of the fact that A acts as a childminder to B or provides day care to B for part of the day only.

(1)

1989 c. 41.