The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016

Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10)

288.  The Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 is amended as follows.

289.  For section 107(6) (interpretation of chapter) substitute—

“(6) In this Chapter, references to a child who is looked after by a local authority are to be construed—

(a) in relation to a local authority in England, in accordance with section 22 of the Children Act 1989;

(b) in relation to a local authority in Wales, in accordance with section 74 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

290.  In Schedule 1 (civil legal services)—

(a) in Part 1, after paragraph 1(1)(j) insert—

“(k) orders under section 119 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) (secure accommodation);

(l) approval by a court under section 124 of the 2014 Act (arrangements to assist children to live abroad).”;

(b) in Part 1, in paragraph 6(3), in the definition of “community care services”—

(i) omit paragraphs (a) to (d);

(ii) in paragraph (h) for “sections 22A, 22B, 22C and 23” substitute “sections 22A, 22B and 22C”;

(iii) omit paragraphs (k) and (m);

(iv) at the end insert—

“(o) section 15 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) (preventative services);

(p) Part 4 of the 2014 Act (local authority’s functions of meeting a person’s needs for care and support);

(q) section 76 of the 2014 Act (provision of accommodation for children);

(r) sections 79, 80 and 81 of the 2014 Act (accommodation and maintenance for children in care and looked after children);

(s) sections 105 to 116 of the 2014 Act (local authority support for certain children);”;

(c) in Part 3, omit sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph 8.