The Children and Young People’s Plan (Wales) Regulations 2007

Consultation

7.—(1) This regulation prescribes the consultation which each authority are required to carry out in drawing up their Children and Young People’s Plan.

(2) The following must be consulted on the plan in draft—

(a) each of the authority’s relevant partners;

(b) the Local Safeguarding Children Board for the authority’s area;

(c) the Welsh Ministers;

(d) the head teacher and the governing body of every school maintained by the authority;

(e) the principal of every further education college in the authority’s area;

(f) the appropriate diocesan authority for any Church in Wales school or Roman Catholic Church school maintained by the authority;

(g) The Children’s Commissioner for Wales;

(h) the Welsh Language Board (within the meaning of section 1 of the Welsh Language Act 1993(1));

(i) the local planning authority (within the meaning of section 1(1B) of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990(2));

(j) A National Park authority for a National Park in Wales;

(k) members of the Children and Young People’s Partnership, other than members who are required to be consulted in accordance with this regulation, including children, young people, their families and bodies representing them;

(l) any sub group of the Children and Young People’s Partnership;

(m) the Early Years Development and Childcare Partnership (within the meaning of section 119 of the 1998 Act);

(n) the Standing Advisory Council on Religious Education (within the meaning of section 390 of the Education Act 1996(3));

(o) Community Safety Partnerships if in existence in the authority’s area;

(p) Communities First Partnerships if in existence in the authority’s area;

(q) the Community Strategy Partnership if in existence in the authority’s area;

(r) the Health, Social Care and Well Being Partnership if in existence in the authority’s area;

(s) the Criminal Justice Board if in existence in the authority’s area;

(t) organisations providing services to children and young people in the Welsh language;

(u) the Fire and Rescue Service;

(v) the local public health team of the National Public Health Service;

(w) Further Education providers and work-based learning providers;

(x) School councils;

(y) Local youth forums;

(z) Estyn;

(aa) voluntary organisations providing services to children and young people;

(bb) such other persons or bodies as appear to the authority to be appropriate.

(3) In the case of the bodies referred to in sub-paragraphs (i) to (z) of paragraph (2) only bodies which cover the whole or any part of the authority’s area are to be consulted.

(4) The authority must consult on the draft plan for a period of not less than twelve weeks.

(5) The authority must carry out the consultation by sending to every consultee a draft of the plan inviting comments on it within a specified period.

(6) The requirement in paragraph (5) to send a draft of the plan to the consultees may be satisfied by sending copies by electronic mail.

(1)

1993 c. 38

(2)

1990 c. 8

(3)

1996 c. 56