98. In section 34(1) (parental contact etc. with children in care)—E+W
(a)in subsection (1) after “section 22(3)(a)” insert “or, where the local authority is in Wales, under section 78(1)(a) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”;
(b)after subsection (6A)(2) insert—
“(6B) Where (by virtue of an order under this section, or because subsection (6) applies) a local authority in Wales is authorised to refuse contact between the child and a person mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (c) of section 95(1) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, section 95(1) of that Act does not require the authority to promote contact between the child and that person.”
Commencement Information
I1Reg. 98 in force at 6.4.2016, see reg. 2(1)
Section 34(1) was amended by the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), sections 8(1) and 12(4) and Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 31.
Subsection (6A) was inserted into section 34 by the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), section 8(1) and (3).