Children Bill [HL]
[AS AMENDED IN STANDING COMMITTEE B]
Contents
Part 1
Children’s Commissioner
1
Establishment
2
General function
3
Inquiries initiated by Commissioner
4
Other inquiries held by Commissioner
5
Functions of Commissioner in Wales
6
Functions of Commissioner in Scotland
7
Functions of Commissioner in Northern Ireland
8
Annual reports
9
Care leavers and young persons with learning disabilities
Part 2
Children’s services in England
General
10
Co-operation to improve well-being
11
Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare
12
Information databases
Local Safeguarding Children Boards
13
Establishment of LSCBs
14
Functions and procedure of LSCBs
15
Funding of LSCBs
16
LSCBs: supplementary
Local authority administration
17
Children and young people’s plans
18
Director of children’s services
19
Lead member for children’s services
ii
Inspections of children’s services
20
Joint area reviews
21
Framework
22
Co-operation and delegation
23
Sections 20 to 22: interpretation
24
Performance rating of social services
Part 3
Children’s services in Wales
25
Co-operation to improve well-being: Wales
26
Children and young people’s plans: Wales
27
Responsibility for functions under sections 25 and 26
28
Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare: Wales
29
Information databases: Wales
30
Inspection of functions under this Part
31
Establishment of LSCBs in Wales
32
Functions and procedure of LSCBs in Wales
33
Funding of LSCBs in Wales
34
LSCBs in Wales: supplementary
Part 4
Advisory and support services for family proceedings
CAFCASS functions in Wales
35
Functions of the Assembly relating to family proceedings
36
Ancillary powers of the Assembly
37
Welsh family proceedings officers
38
Inspections
39
Protection of children
40
Advisory and support services for family proceedings: supplementary
Transfers
41
Transfer of property from CAFCASS to Assembly
42
Transfer of staff from CAFCASS to Assembly
Part 5
Miscellaneous
Private fostering
43
Amendments to notification scheme
44
Power to establish registration scheme in England
45
Power to establish registration scheme in Wales
iii
46
Expiry of powers in sections 44 and 45
Child minding and day care
47
Local authority services
48
Intervention
49
Inspection of local education authorities
50
Duty of local authorities to promote educational achievement
51
Ascertaining children’s wishes
52
Information about individual children
53
Social services committees
54
Social services functions
Other provisions
55
Fees payable to adoption review panel members
56
Reasonable punishment
57
Power to give financial assistance
58
Child safety orders
59
Children’s Commissioner for Wales: powers of entry
60
Publication of material relating to legal proceedings
61
Disclosure of information by Inland Revenue
Part 6
62
Repeals
63
Interpretation
64
Regulations and orders
65
Commencement
66
Extent
67
Short title
Schedule 1 —
Schedule 2 —
Director of children’s services: consequential amendments
Schedule 3 —
Schedule 4 —
Schedule 5 —
Part 1 —
Plans
Part 2 —
Part 3 —
Part 4 —
Social services committees and departments
Part 5 —
Part 6 —