Independent visitorsE+W
47. A person appointed by the responsible authority as an independent visitor under section 23ZB(1) is to be regarded as independent of that authority where the person appointed is not connected with the responsible authority by virtue of being—
(a)a member of the responsible authority or any of their committees or sub-committees, whether elected or co-opted,
(b)an officer of the responsible authority employed in relation to the exercise of the functions referred to in section 18(2) of the Children Act 2004 M1, or
(c)a spouse, civil partner or other person (whether of different sex or the same sex) living in the same household as the partner of a person falling within sub-paragraph (a) or (b).
Marginal Citations
M1Section 18(2) is amended by sections 16(1), (2)(a) and (b) and 103(2) of, and Schedule 3, Part 2 to, the Childcare Act 2006 (c.21), and by section 2 of, and Schedule 1 paragraphs 264 and 266 to, the National Health Service (Consequential Provisions) Act 2006 (c.43).