The Local Safeguarding Children Boards (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012

Amendment of regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations

2.—(1) In regulation 2(1) of the Principal Regulations (interpretation)—

(a) omit the definitions of “overview report” (“adroddiad trosolwg”) and “serious case review” (“adolygiad achos difrifol”);

(b) insert the following into the list of definitions in the appropriate places in the alphabetical order—

““action plan” (“cynllun gweithredu”) means a written plan produced by the Board at the same time as the child practice review report, detailing action to be taken by the representative bodies as a result of the findings and recommendations of a child practice review report;

“child practice review” (“adolygiad ymarfer plant”) means either a concise child practice review as provided for in regulation 4A(3) or an extended child practice review as provided for in regulation 4A(4);

“child protection register” (“cofrestr amddiffyn plant”) means a list created and held by a local authority which contains the names of children who are the subject of a child protection plan as a result of a decision of a child protection conference that the child is at continuing risk of significant harm in the form of physical abuse, emotional abuse, sexual abuse or neglect;

“in writing” (“yn ysgrifenedig”) means electronically or in manuscript;

“looked after child” (“plentyn sy'n derbyn gofal”) means a child looked after by a local authority under section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989(1);

“multi-agency learning event” (“digwyddiad dysgu amlasiantaethol”) is an event which forms part of the child practice review process to which the Board invites practitioners and managers from representative bodies and any other bodies or persons deemed relevant by the Chair of the Board and who are or have been involved with the child(2) who is the subject of the review, with the purpose of improving future child protection policy and practice;

“multi-agency professional forum” (“fforwm proffesiynol amlasiantaethol”) means a forum, arranged and facilitated by the Board for practitioners and managers from representative bodies and other bodies or persons deemed relevant by the Chair of the Board, with the purpose of learning from cases, audits, inspections and reviews in order to improve future child protection policy and practice.”

(2) In regulation 3(1)(e) of the Principal Regulations (Functions of a Board in relation to its objective) for the words “serious case reviews” substitute “child practice reviews”.

(1)

1989 c. 41.

(2)

Section 65(1) of the Children Act 2004.