Children Act 2004 (c. 31)

Part 2 E+W Children’s services in England

[F1 Child death review partners for local authority areas] E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 16M and cross-heading inserted (29.6.2018) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), ss. 24, 70(2); S.I. 2018/497, reg. 3(m)

[F2 16Q Guidance and interpretation E+W

(1) The child death review partners for a local authority area in England must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State in connection with functions conferred on them by sections 16M to 16P.

(2) In this section and sections 16M to 16P “child death review partners”, in relation to a local authority area in England, means—

(a) the local authority;

(b) any clinical commissioning group for an area any part of which falls within the local authority area.]

Textual Amendments

F2 S. 16Q inserted (29.6.2018) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), ss. 28, 70(2); S.I. 2018/497, reg. 3(q)