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(1)A duty of care to which this section applies is not a “relevant duty of care” unless it falls within section 2(1)(a), (b) or (d).
(2)This section applies to any duty of care that a local authority or other public authority owes in respect of the exercise by it of functions conferred by or under—
(a)Parts 4 and 5 of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41),
(b)Part 2 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36), or
(c)Parts 5 and 6 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)).
(3)This section also applies to any duty of care that a local probation board or other public authority owes in respect of the exercise by it of functions conferred by or under—
(a)Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43),
(b)section 27 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49), or
(c)Article 4 of the Probation Board (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/713 (N.I. 10)).
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