Children Act 2004
Children Act 2004 (2004 c. 31)
- Children Act 2004 (2004 c. 31)
- Part 1 Children’s Commissioner
- 1 Establishment
- 2 Primary function: children's rights, views and interests
- 2A United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
- 2B Involving children in the discharge of the primary function
- 2C Primary function: reports
- 2D Provision of advice and assistance to certain children in England
- 2E Powers to enter premises to conduct interviews or observe standards
- 2F Provision of information to Commissioner
- 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
- 7A Advisory board
- 7B Business plans
- 8 Annual reports
- 8A Children in England living away from home or receiving social care
- 9 Commissioner's functions in relation to certain young people
- Part 2 Children’s services in England
- General
- 9A Targets for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
- 10 Co-operation to improve well-being
- 11 Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare
- 12 Information databases
- Children's Trust Boards
- 12A Establishment of CTBs
- 12B Functions and procedures of CTBs
- 12C Funding of CTBs
- 12D Supply of information to CTBs
- Local Safeguarding Children Boards
- 13 Establishment of LSCBs
- 14 Functions and procedure of LSCBs
- 14A LSCBs: annual reports
- 14B Supply of information requested by LSCBs
- 15 Funding of LSCBs
- 15A Review of LSCBs' performance of functions
- 16 LCSBs: supplementary
- Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
- 16A Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
- 16B Functions of the Panel
- 16C Events to be notified to the Panel
- 16D Information
- Safeguarding partners for local authority areas
- 16E Local arrangements for safeguarding and promoting welfare of children
- 16EA Section 16E arrangements: multi-agency child protection teams
- 16EB Multi-agency child protection teams: co-operation
- 16F Local child safeguarding practice reviews
- 16G Further provision about arrangements
- 16H Information
- 16I Funding
- 16J Combining safeguarding partner areas and delegating functions
- 16K Guidance by Secretary of State
- 16L Interpretation of sections 16E to 16K
- Continuity of information for safeguarding and welfare purposes
- 16LA Duty to share information
- 16LB Information standards
- 16LC Consistent identifiers for children
- 16LD Consistent identifiers for children: code of practice
- Child death review partners for local authority areas
- 16M Child death reviews
- 16N Information
- 16O Funding
- 16P Combining child death review partner areas and delegating functions
- 16Q Guidance and interpretation
- Local authority administration
- 17 Children and young people’s plans
- 17A Children and young people's plans: implementation
- 18 Director of children’s services
- 19 Lead member for children’s services
- 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
- General
- 25 Co-operation to improve well-being: Wales
- 26 Children and young people’s plans: Wales
- 27 Responsibility for functions under section 25
- 28 Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare: Wales
- 29 Information databases: Wales
- 30 Inspection of functions under this Part
- Local Safeguarding Children Boards
- 31 Establishment of LSCBs in Wales
- 32 Functions and procedure of LSCBs in Wales
- 32A Supply of information requested by 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
- 41 Sharing of information
- Transfers
- 42 Transfer of property from CAFCASS to Assembly
- 43 Transfer of staff from CAFCASS to Assembly
- Part 5 Miscellaneous
- Private fostering
- 44 Amendments to notification scheme
- 45 Power to establish registration scheme in England
- 46 Power to establish registration scheme in Wales
- 47 Expiry of powers in sections 45 and 46
- Child minding and day care
- 48 Child minding and day care
- Local authority services
- 49 Payments to foster parents
- 50 Intervention – England
- 50A Intervention – Wales
- 51 Inspection of local education authorities
- 52 Duty of local authorities to promote educational achievement
- 53 Ascertaining children’s wishes
- 54 Information about individual children
- 55 Social services committees
- 56 Social services functions
- Other provisions
- 57 Fees payable to adoption review panel members
- 58 Reasonable punishment: England
- 59 Power to give financial assistance
- 60 Child safety orders
- 61 Children’s Commissioner for Wales: powers of entry
- 62 Publication of material relating to legal proceedings
- 63 Disclosure of information by Inland Revenue
- Part 6 General
- 64 Repeals
- 65 Interpretation
- 66 Regulations and orders
- 67 Commencement
- 68 Extent
- 69 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Children’s Commissioner
- Status
- General powers
- Appointment and tenure of office
- Interim appointments
- Remuneration
- Staff
- Pensions
- Funding
- Accounts
- Evidence
- Protection from defamation actions
- Regulated position
- Disqualifications
- SCHEDULE 2 Director of children’s services: consequential amendments
- Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12)
- Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (c. 42)
- Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (c. 42)
- Education Act 1996 (c. 56)
- Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c. 37)
- Protection of Children Act 1999 (c. 14)
- Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43)
- Criminal Justice Act 2003 (c. 44)
- SCHEDULE 3 Advisory and support services for family proceedings
- Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 (c. 22)
- Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 (c. 60)
- Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
- Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43)
- Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)
- Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
- SCHEDULE 4 Child minding and day care
- Amendments relating to child minding and day care
- Conditions imposed by justice of the peace or tribunal
- Application fees
- Fees payable by registered persons
- Waiver of disqualification
- Amendments relating to day care only
- Qualification for registration
- Hotels etc
- Prohibition in respect of disqualified persons
- Unincorporated associations
- SCHEDULE 5 Repeals
- Part 1 Plans
- Part 2 Child minding and day care
- Part 3 Inspection of local education authorities
- Part 4 Social services committees and departments
- Part 5 Reasonable punishment
- Part 6 Child safety orders
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