The Children Act 2004 (Joint Area Reviews) Regulations 2015

The Chief Inspector of Schools

1.—(1) This paragraph applies where the Chief Inspector of Schools—

(a) is conducting a review; and

(b) in the course of that review, reviews children’s services(1) that —

(i) are provided in the exercise of, or pursuant to arrangements made in the exercise of, a relevant function; or

(ii) are related activities in relation to a relevant function.

(2) In this paragraph—

(a) “relevant function” means a function to which Chapter 4 of Part 8 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (inspection of local authorities in England) applies (see section 135(1) of that Act)(2);

(b) “related activity” has the same meaning as in that Chapter (see section 135(2) of that Act).

(3) The following provisions of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 apply for the purposes of the review of the children’s services mentioned in paragraph (1)(b) as they apply for the purposes of an inspection under section 136 of that Act —

(a) section 139 (power of entry)(3);

(b) section 140 (power to inspect documents etc.);

(c) section 141 (power to require information etc.).

(1)

Section 23(3) of the Children Act 2004 defines “children’s services”.

(2)

2006 c. 40. Section 135 was amended by S.I. 2010/1158 and 2012/961.

(3)

Sections 139 and 140 were amended by S.I. 2012/1879.