PART 4Provision of named persons
20Named person service in relation to pre-school child
1
A health board is to make arrangements for the provision of a named person service in relation to each pre-school child residing in its area.
2
A “pre-school child” is a child who—
a
has not commenced attendance at a primary school, and
b
if the child is of school age, has not commenced attendance at a primary school because the relevant local authority has consented to the child’s commencement at primary school being delayed.
3
For the purposes of this section—
a
the reference to school age is to be construed by reference to the school commencement dates fixed by the relevant local authority,
b
references to attendance at a primary school do not include attendance at a nursery class in such a school,
c
references to the relevant local authority are to the local authority for the area in which the child concerned resides.