Section 8: Other functions etc
170.Subsections (1) and (2) add the NCA to the list of bodies subject to the duty in sections 11 (which relates to England) and 28 (which relates to Wales) of the Children Act 2004. Sections 11 and 28 of the Children Act impose a duty on specified agencies to make arrangements to ensure that their functions are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. The aim of this duty is to:
ensure that agencies give appropriate priority to their responsibilities towards the children in their care or with whom they come into contact; and
encourage agencies to share early concerns about safety and welfare of children and to ensure preventative action before a crisis develops.
171.This duty will be particularly relevant to the work of the NCA in tackling child sex abuse and the human trafficking of children.
172.Subsections (3) and (4) provide a general power to the NCA to assist governments or other bodies exercising functions of a public nature outside the British Islands.
173.Subsection (6) gives effect to Schedule 4 (NCA General).
