The Children Act 2004 (Joint Area Reviews) Regulations 2015

8.—(1) This paragraph applies where the Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales— E+W

(a) is conducting a review; and

(b) in the course of that review, reviews children's services which relate to the duties of a youth offending team under section 39 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (youth offending teams) M1 .

(2) The following provisions of the Police Act 1996 apply for the purposes of the review of the children's services mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) as they apply for the purposes of an inspection under section 54 of that Act—

(a) paragraph 6A of Schedule 4A (powers of inspection regarding information etc.);

(b) paragraph 6B of Schedule 4A (powers of inspectors regarding access to police premises).

(3) In their application by virtue of paragraph (2), paragraphs 6A and 6B of Schedule 4A to the Police Act 1996 have effect as if—

(a) references to an inspector were references to the Chief Inspector of Probation for England and Wales;

(b) references to the chief officer of police of a police force were references to a youth offending team; and

(c) the reference in paragraph 6B(1)(a) to premises were a reference to premises occupied for the purposes of the children's services mentioned in paragraph (1)(b).

Marginal Citations

M1 1998 c. 37. Section 39 was amended by: paragraphs 4 and 151 of Schedule 7 to the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43); section 18(9) and (10) of, and paragraph 5(3) of Schedule 2 to, the Children Act 2004 and Schedule 5 to that Act; paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 3 to the Offender Management Act 2007; paragraphs 86 and 87 of Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2012; S.I. 2000/90; S.I. 2002/2469; and S.I. 2007/961.