Before making regulations under this Part the Secretary of State must carry out a public consultation.

Where the Secretary of State lays a draft of an instrument containing regulations under this Part before Parliament, it must be accompanied by a report by the Secretary of State about the consultation.

The duties imposed by subsections (1) and (2) do not apply to regulations under section 36 (renaming of Social Work England).

The duties imposed by subsections (1) and (2) do not apply where the regulations amend other regulations and, in the opinion of the Secretary of State, they do not make any substantial change.