http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/31/schedule/3/crossheading/children-act-1989-c-41Children Act 2004An Act to make provision for the establishment of a Children’s Commissioner; to make provision about services provided to and for children and young people by local authorities and other persons; to make provision in relation to Wales about advisory and support services relating to family proceedings; to make provision about private fostering, child minding and day care, adoption review panels, the defence of reasonable punishment, the making of grants as respects children and families, child safety orders, the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, the publication of material relating to children involved in certain legal proceedings and the disclosure by the Inland Revenue of information relating to children.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-17Expert Participation2023-12-26SCHEDULESSCHEDULE 3Advisory and support services for family proceedingsChildren Act 1989 (c. 41)5

The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.

6

In section 7 (welfare reports), in subsections (1)(a) and (b) and (5), after “an officer of the Service” insert “ or a Welsh family proceedings officer ”.

7

In section 16 (family assistance orders), in subsection (1), after “an officer of the Service” insert “ or a Welsh family proceedings officer ”.

81

Section 26 (review of cases etc) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (2A)(c) after “Service” insert “ or a Welsh family proceedings officer ”.

3

After subsection (2C) insert—

2D

The power to make regulations in subsection (2C) is exercisable in relation to functions of Welsh family proceedings officers only with the consent of the National Assembly for Wales.

91

Section 41 (representation of child) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1), after “an officer of the Service” insert “ or a Welsh family proceedings officer ”.

3

In subsections (2) and (4)(a), after “officer of the Service” insert “ or Welsh family proceedings officer ”.

4

In subsection (10)—

a

in paragraphs (a) and (b), after “officer of the Service” insert “ or Welsh family proceedings officer ”;

b

in paragraph (c), after “officers of the Service” insert “ or Welsh family proceedings officers ”.

5

In subsection (11), after “an officer of the Service” insert “ or a Welsh family proceedings officer ”.

10

In section 42 (rights of officers of the Service), in subsections (1) and (2), after “an officer of the Service” insert “ or Welsh family proceedings officer ”.

11

In section 105(1) (interpretation), at the end insert—

Welsh family proceedings officer” has the meaning given by section 35 of the Children Act 2004.

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