The Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

1Title and commencement

2Interpretation: general

3Interpretation: “child or young person”

4Interpretation: “relevant authority”

The Commissioner

5The Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland

6Principal aim of the Commissioner

Functions of the Commissioner

7Duties of the Commissioner

8General powers of the Commissioner

9General review of advocacy, complaint, inspection and whistle-blowing arrangements of relevant authorities

10Review of advocacy, complaint, inspection and whistle-blowing arrangements of relevant authorities in individual cases

11Assistance with complaints to relevant authorities

12Investigation of complaints against relevant authorities

13Actions which may be investigated: restrictions and exclusions

14Power to bring, intervene in or assist in legal proceedings

15Assistance in relation to legal proceedings

Formal investigations

16Formal investigations

17Formal investigations: exclusions

18Report on formal investigation

19Further action following report on formal investigation

20Evidence in formal investigations

21Powers of entry and inspection for purposes of formal investigation

22Obstruction and contempt in relation to formal investigation

23Disclosure of information by Commissioner

Review of this Order

24Review of this Order

Supplementary provisions

25Privilege for certain publications

26Application of this Order: relevant authorities with mixed functions

27Application of this Order: matters arising before commencement

SCHEDULE 1RELEVANT AUTHORITIES

The following bodies and persons are relevant authorities by virtue...

The following bodies and persons are relevant authorities by virtue...

Health and social care

1A general health care provider, that is to say—

2An independent provider, that is to say a person (whether...

3Any person carrying on any of the following within the...

4A person providing day care to which Article 118(1)(b) of...

5The Board of Governors of a grant-aided school, within the...

6The managers of an independent school, within the meaning of...

7The governing body of an institution of further education, within...

8The Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman.

10The Northern Ireland Film Commission.

Justice and policing

11The Northern Ireland Court Service.

12The Northern Ireland Policing Board and The Chief Constable of...

13. . . any. . . body or person with...

14The Probation Board for Northern Ireland.

15The Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland.

16The Northern Ireland Legal Services Commission.

17The Northern Ireland Law Commission.

18The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

19The Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.

20The Information Commissioner

21The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority.

22The Northern Ireland Office.

SCHEDULE 2THE COMMISSIONER FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND

1(1) The person for the time being holding the office...

2(1) The Commissioner may do anything, apart from borrowing money,...

Tenure of office

3(1) Subject to the provisions of this paragraph, a person...

4(1) The Office may pay to or in respect of...

5(1) The Commissioner may appoint such number of officers as...

Exercise of functions of Commissioner

6Any function of the Commissioner may be exercised by any...

7The application of the seal of the Commissioner shall be...

8A document purporting to be an instrument issued by the...

9(1) Any real or personal property vested in the Commissioner...

10(1) The Office may make grants to the Commissioner of...

11(1) The Commissioner shall— (a) keep proper accounts and proper...

12(1) As soon as practicable after the end of each...

The Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25)

13In Part III of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...

The Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (NI. 7)

14In Schedule 2 to the Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland)...

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36)

15In Part VII of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...

The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43)

16In section 36(8) of the Criminal Justice and Court Services...

SCHEDULE 3INVESTIGATIONS UNDER ARTICLE 8(4) OR 9(7)

1In this Schedule any reference to an investigation is a...

Conduct of investigation

2(1) In determining whether to conduct or discontinue an investigation,...

Report on investigation

3(1) Where the Commissioner has conducted an investigation pursuant to...

Further action following report on investigation

4(1) Where the Commissioner has made a report under paragraph...

2003 No. 439 (N.I. 11)

The Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

27th February 2003