PART 7SAFEGUARDING

Safeguarding Children Boards and Safeguarding Adults Boards

138Funding of Safeguarding Boards

1

A Safeguarding Board partner may make payments towards expenditure incurred by, or for purposes connected with, the Safeguarding Board on which it is represented—

a

by making the payments directly, or

b

by contributing to a fund out of which the payments may be made.

2

A Safeguarding Board partner may provide staff, goods, services, accommodation or other resources for purposes connected with the Safeguarding Board on which it is represented.

3

Regulations may—

a

require payments to be made by a Safeguarding Board partner towards expenditure incurred by, or for purposes connected with, the Safeguarding Board on which it is represented, and

b

provide for how the amount of those payments is to be determined in respect of a specified period.

4

The Welsh Ministers must consult the Secretary of State before making regulations under subsection (3) which require payments to be made by a Safeguarding Board partner mentioned in section 134(2)(b), (e) or (f).