make provision about matters by reference to which safeguarding targets may, or must, be set;

make provision about periods to which safeguarding targets may, or must, relate;

make provision about the procedure for setting safeguarding targets;

specify requirements with which a children's services authority in England must comply in connection with the setting of safeguarding targets.

the authority;

each of the authority’s relevant partners; and

such other persons or bodies as the authority consider appropriate, being persons or bodies of any nature who exercise functions or are engaged in activities in relation to children in the authority’s area.

physical and mental health and emotional well-being;

protection from harm and neglect;

education, training and recreation;

the contribution made by them to society;

social and economic well-being.

where the authority is a county council for an area for which there is also a district council, the district council;

the police authority and the chief officer of police for a police area any part of which falls within the area of the children’s services authority;

a local probation board for an area any part of which falls within the area of the authority;

a youth offending team for an area any part of which falls within the area of the authority;

a Strategic Health Authority and Primary Care Trust for an area any part of which falls within the area of the authority;

a person providing services under section 114 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) in any part of the area of the authority;

the Learning and Skills Council for England.

provide staff, goods, services, accommodation or other resources;

establish and maintain a pooled fund.

which is made up of contributions by the authority and the relevant partner or partners concerned; and

out of which payments may be made towards expenditure incurred in the discharge of functions of the authority and functions of the relevant partner or partners.

persons aged 18 and 19;

persons over the age of 19 who are receiving services under sections 23C to 24D of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41);

persons over the age of 19 but under the age of 25 who have a learning difficulty, within the meaning of section 13 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000, and are receiving services under that Act.

a children’s services authority in England;

a district council which is not such an authority;

a Strategic Health Authority;

a Special Health Authority, so far as exercising functions in relation to England, designated by order made by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section;

a Primary Care Trust;

an NHS trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in England;

an NHS foundation trust;

the police authority and chief officer of police for a police area in England;

the British Transport Police Authority, so far as exercising functions in relation to England;

a local probation board for an area in England;

a youth offending team for an area in England;

the governor of a prison or secure training centre in England (or, in the case of a contracted out prison or secure training centre, its director);

any person to the extent that he is providing services under section 114 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21).

their functions are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children; and

any services provided by another person pursuant to arrangements made by the person or body in the discharge of their functions are provided having regard to that need.

by regulations require children’s services authorities in England to establish and operate databases containing information in respect of persons to whom such arrangements relate;

himself establish and operate, or make arrangements for the operation and establishment of, one or more databases containing such information.

his name, address, gender and date of birth;

a number identifying him;

the name and contact details of any person with parental responsibility for him (within the meaning of section 3 of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41)) or who has care of him at any time;

details of any education being received by him (including the name and contact details of any educational institution attended by him);

the name and contact details of any person providing primary medical services in relation to him under Part 1 of the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49);

the name and contact details of any person providing to him services of such description as the Secretary of State may by regulations specify;

information as to the existence of any cause for concern in relation to him;

information of such other description, not including medical records or other personal records, as the Secretary of State may by regulations specify.

as to the information which must or may be contained in any database under this section (subject to subsection (3));

requiring a person or body specified in subsection (7) to disclose information for inclusion in the database;

permitting a person or body specified in subsection (8) to disclose information for inclusion in the database;

permitting or requiring the disclosure of information included in any such database;

permitting or requiring any person to be given access to any such database for the purpose of adding or reading information;

as to the conditions on which such access must or may be given;

as to the length of time for which information must or may be retained;

as to procedures for ensuring the accuracy of information included in any such database;

in a case where a database is established by virtue of subsection (1)(b), requiring children’s services authorities in England to participate in the operation of the database.

the persons and bodies specified in section 11(1);

the Learning and Skills Council for England;

the governing body of a maintained school in England (within the meaning of section 175 of the Education Act 2002 (c. 32));

the governing body of an institution in England within the further education sector (within the meaning of that section);

the proprietor of an independent school in England (within the meaning of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56));

a person or body of such other description as the Secretary of State may by regulations specify.

a person registered in England for child minding or the provision of day care under Part 10A of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41);

a voluntary organisation exercising functions or engaged in activities in relation to persons to whom arrangements specified in subsection (1) relate;

the Commissioners of Inland Revenue;

a registered social landlord;

a person or body of such other description as the Secretary of State may by regulations specify.

the management of a database under this section;

the technical specifications for any such database;

the security of any such database;

the transfer and comparison of information between databases under this section;

the giving of advice in relation to rights under the Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29).

the establishing authority;

each of the establishing authority's relevant partners (subject to subsection (4)).

“the establishing authority”, in relation to a Children's Trust Board, is the children's services authority that establishes the Board;

a person or body is a “relevant partner” of a children's services authority if it is a relevant partner of the authority for the purposes of section 10.

those conferred by or under section 17 or 17A (children and young people's plans);

any further functions conferred by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

the procedures to be followed by it;

the exercise of its functions.

by making the payments directly; or

by contributing to a fund out of which the payments may be made.

which is made up of contributions by the Boards concerned, and

out of which payments may be made towards expenditure incurred in the discharge of functions of any of the Boards.

the person or body to whom the request is made;

a function of that person or body, or

a person in respect of whom a function is exercisable by that person or body.

the authority by which it is established, and

each Board partner of that authority,

where the authority is a county council for an area for which there is also a district council, the district council;

the chief officer of police for a police area any part of which falls within the area of the authority;

a local probation board for an area any part of which falls within the area of the authority;

a youth offending team for an area any part of which falls within the area of the authority;

a Strategic Health Authority and a Primary Care Trust for an area any part of which falls within the area of the authority;

an NHS trust and an NHS foundation trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in the area of the authority;

a person providing services under section 114 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) in any part of the area of the authority;

the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service;

the governor of any secure training centre in the area of the authority (or, in the case of a contracted out secure training centre, its director);

the governor of any prison in the area of the authority which ordinarily detains children (or, in the case of a contracted out prison, its director).

the authority establishing it must co-operate with each of their Board partners; and

each Board partner must co-operate with the authority.

to co-ordinate what is done by each person or body represented on the Board for the purposes of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in the area of the authority by which it is established; and

to ensure the effectiveness of what is done by each such person or body for those purposes.

the local area of a Local Safeguarding Children Board is the area of the children's services authority that established the Board;

the local Children's Trust Board, in relation to a Local Safeguarding Children Board, is the Children's Trust Board established for the Board's local area.

the Board, or

another person or body specified in the request,

the person or body to whom the request is made,

a function or activity of that person or body, or

a person in respect of whom a function is exercisable, or an activity is engaged in, by that person or body.

is information requested by the Board from a person or body to whom information was supplied in compliance with another request under this section, and

is the same as, or is derived from, information so supplied.

by making the payments directly; or

by contributing to a fund out of which the payments may be made.

the children’s services authority in England by which the Board is established;

any person who is a Board partner of the authority under section 13(3)(a) to (h);

in a case where the governor of a secure training centre or prison is a Board partner of the authority, the Secretary of State; and

in a case where the director of a contracted out secure training centre or prison is a Board partner of the authority, the contractor.

about reports to be made on completion of a review;

requiring or facilitating the sharing or production of information for the purposes of a review.

the matters to be dealt with in a plan under this section;

the period to which a plan under this section is to relate;

when and how a plan under this section must be published;

keeping a plan under this section under review;

consultation to be carried out during preparation of a plan under this section.

the arrangements made or to be made under section 10 by a children’s services authority in England;

the strategy or proposals in relation to children and relevant young persons of any person or body with whom a children’s services authority in England makes or proposes to make such arrangements.

monitor the extent to which the persons and bodies whose strategy for co-operation is set out in the plan are acting in accordance with the plan;

prepare and publish an annual report about the extent to which, during the year to which the report relates, those persons and bodies have acted in accordance with the plan.

the functions conferred on or exercisable by the authority which are specified in subsection (2); and

such other functions conferred on or exercisable by the authority as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State by regulations.

functions conferred on or exercisable by the authority in their capacity as a local education authority;

functions conferred on or exercisable by the authority which are social services functions (within the meaning of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)), so far as those functions relate to children;

the functions conferred on the authority under sections 23C to 24D of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) (so far as not falling within paragraph (b));

the functions conferred on the authority under sections 10 to 12 and 17 of this Act; and

any functions exercisable by the authority under section 31 of the Health Act 1999 (c. 8) on behalf of an NHS body (within the meaning of that section), so far as those functions relate to children.

functions under section 120(3) of the Education Reform Act 1988 (c. 40) (functions of LEAs with respect to higher and further education);

functions under section 85(2) and (3) of the Further and Higher Education Act 1992 (c. 13) (finance and government of locally funded further and higher education);

functions under section 15B of the Education Act 1996 (c. 56) or section 23 of the Learning and Skills Act 2000 (c. 21) (education for persons who have attained the age of 19);

functions under section 22 of the Teaching and Higher Education Act 1998 (c. 30) (financial support to students);

such other functions conferred on or exercisable by a children’s services authority in England in their capacity as a local education authority as the Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe.

have effect, in relation to any authority which appoint a director of children’s services before the appointed day, from the day of his appointment; and

on and after the appointed day have effect for all purposes.

the functions conferred on or exercisable by the authority specified in section 18(1)(a) and (b), and

such other functions conferred on or exercisable by the authority as the authority consider appropriate,

conduct a review of such children’s services provided in the area of such children’s services authority in England as may be specified in the request.

the Chief Inspector of Schools;

the Adult Learning Inspectorate;

the Commission for Social Care Inspection;

the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection;

the Audit Commission for Local Authorities and the National Health Service in England and Wales;

the chief inspector of constabulary;

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of the National Probation Service for England and Wales;

Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Court Administration; and

the Chief Inspector of Prisons.

requiring or facilitating the sharing or production of information for the purposes of a review under this section (including provision for the creation of criminal offences);

authorising any person or body conducting a review under this section to enter any premises for the purposes of the review (including provision for the creation of criminal offences);

imposing requirements as to the making of a report on each review under this section;

for the making by such persons as may be specified in or under the regulations of written statements of proposed action in the light of the report and the period within which any such action must or may be taken;

for the provision to members of the public of copies of reports and statements made under paragraphs (c) and (d), and for charging in respect of any such provision;

for the disapplication, in consequence of a requirement under this section, of any requirement under any other enactment to conduct an assessment or to do anything in connection with an assessment.

include principles relating to the organisation of the results of any relevant assessment;

make different provision for different cases.

consult such persons and bodies, other than those referred to in subsection (6), as he thinks fit; and

obtain the consent of the Secretary of State.

any function under sections 10 and 13 to 19; and

any function conferred on a children’s services authority under section 12.