Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16)

Part 1 E+W+S Children

CHAPTER 2 E+W Safeguarding of children

Local arrangements for safeguarding and promoting welfare of children E+W

19 Information E+W

After section 16G of the Children Act 2004 (inserted by section 18 of this Act) insert—

“16H Information

(1) Any of the safeguarding partners for a local authority area in England may, for the purpose of enabling or assisting the performance of functions conferred by section 16E or 16F, request a person or body to provide information specified in the request to—

(a) the safeguarding partner or any other safeguarding partner for the area,

(b) any of the relevant agencies for the area,

(c) a reviewer, or

(d) another person or body specified in the request.

(2) The person or body to whom a request under this section is made must comply with the request.

(3) The safeguarding partner that made the request may enforce the duty under subsection (2) against the person or body by making an application to the High Court or the county court for an injunction.

(4) The information may be used by the person or body to whom it is provided only for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1).”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 19 in force at 29.6.2018 by S.I. 2018/497, reg. 3(h)