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

69.  In section 22 (general duty of local authority in relation to children looked after by them)—

(a) in subsection (1)(1) for “In this Act” substitute “In this section”;

(b) in subsection (3B)(2) omit “in England”;

(c) in subsection (3C) omit “in England”;

(d) in subsection (7)(3)—

(i) for “appropriate national authority”, in both places that it appears, substitute “Secretary of State”, and

(ii) for “the local authority” substitute “the authority”.

(1)

Section 22(1) was amended by the Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22), Schedule 5, paragraph 19; by the Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 (c. 35), section 2, and by the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38), section 116(2).

(2)

Subsections (3B) and (3C) were inserted by the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), section 99.

(3)

Section 22(7) was amended by the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23), Schedule 3, paragraphs 1 and 6(c).