Part 2Children’s services in England

Local Safeguarding Children Boards

15Funding of LSCBs

1

Any person or body specified in subsection (3) may make payments towards expenditure incurred by, or for purposes connected with, a Local Safeguarding Children Board established under section 13—

a

by making the payments directly; or

b

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

2

Any person or body specified in subsection (3) may provide staff, goods, services, accommodation or other resources for purposes connected with a Local Safeguarding Children Board established under section 13.

3

The persons and bodies referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are—

a

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

b

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

c

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

d

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