The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016

Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23)

261.  The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 is amended as follows.

262.  In section 20 (designated member of staff at school for pupils looked after by a local authority)—

(a) in subsection (5)(a) after “1989 Act” insert “, Part 6 of the 2014 Act”;

(b) after subsection (6)(b) insert—

“(ba) is a category 2 or 3 young person within the meaning of section 104 of the 2014 Act,”.

263.  In section 31(1) (supply of information concerning the death of children to Local Safeguarding Children Boards)—

(a) in subsection (2) for “appropriate Local Safeguarding Children Board” substitute “appropriate Board”;

(b) in subsection (4) for “appropriate Local Safeguarding Children Board” substitute “appropriate Board”;

(c) in subsection (6), after “Local Safeguarding Children Board” insert “in England or Safeguarding Children Board in Wales”;

(d) in subsection (9) for “Each Local Safeguarding Children Board” substitute “Each Local Safeguarding Children Board in England and each Safeguarding Children Board in Wales”;

(e) in subsection (10)—

(i) for the definition of “the appropriate Local Safeguarding Children Board” substitute—

““the appropriate Board” means—

(a)

the Local Safeguarding Children Board in England within whose area is situated the sub-district for which the register is kept; or

(b)

the Safeguarding Children Board in Wales for the Safeguarding Board area within which is situated the sub-district for which the register is kept,

and “Safeguarding Board area” has the meaning given by section 142 of the 2014 Act.;”;

(ii) at the end insert—

““Local Safeguarding Children Board in England” means a Board established by a local authority in England under section 13 of the Children Act 2004;

“Safeguarding Children Board in Wales” means a Board established under section 134(4) of the 2014 Act.”;

(f) in the heading after “Local Safeguarding Children Boards” insert “in England and Safeguarding Children Boards in Wales”.

264.  In section 32 (power of Registrar General to supply information to national authorities)—

(a) for subsection (2) substitute—

“(2) Information supplied under subsection (1) to the Secretary of State may be disclosed by the Secretary of State—

(a) to any other person if the disclosure is for research purposes; and

(b) to a Local Safeguarding Children Board in England or Safeguarding Children Board in Wales for the purposes of its functions.

(2A) Information supplied under subsection (1) to the Welsh Ministers may be disclosed by them—

(a) to any other person if the disclosure is for research purposes; and

(b) to a Local Safeguarding Children Board in England or a Safeguarding Children Board in Wales for the purposes of its functions.”;

(b) in subsection (4)—

(i) after “section 83(1)” insert “or section 83A(1)”;

(ii) at the end insert “or under section 184(1) of the 2014 Act.”;

(c) after subsection (4) insert—

“(5) “Local Safeguarding Children Board in England” and “Safeguarding Children Board in Wales” have the same meanings as in section 31.”

265.  In section 41 (interpretation) after the definition of “the 2000 Act” insert—

““the 2014 Act” means the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4).”

266.  In Schedule 1, omit paragraph 3(4) (definition of “local authority foster parent”).

267.  In Schedule 3 (minor and supplementary amendments to the Children Act 1989)—

(a) omit paragraphs 2 to 19;

(b) omit paragraph 21;

(c) omit paragraph 22;

(d) omit paragraph 26;

(e) omit paragraph 27.

(1)

Section 31 was amended by S.I. 2010/1158, Part 2 of Schedule 2, paragraph 65.