Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43)

Part 2 U.K. Standards

Chapter 7 E+W Functions under the Care Standards Act 2000

Miscellaneous E+W

109 Assembly: duties relating to children E+W

In section 8 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (general functions of the Assembly), at the end insert—

“(6) The Assembly must have particular regard to the need to safeguard and promote the rights and welfare of children in the exercise of—

(a) its functions exercisable by virtue of section 5(b) and subsections (1) to (3) of this section; and

(b) any other functions exercisable by the Assembly corresponding to functions exercisable by the CSCI in relation to England.”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 109 in force at 1.4.2004 by S.I. 2004/873, art. 2(d)