Children Act 1989

[F1 Children’s services plans] E+W

Textual Amendments

F1 Sch. 2 para. 1A and cross heading inserted (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/785, art. 2

F2 1A (1) Every local authority shall, on or before 31st March 1997—

(a) review their provision of services under sections 17, 20, 21, 23 and 24; and

(b) having regard to that review and to their most recent review under section 19, prepare and publish a plan for the provision of services under Part III.

(2) Every local authority—

(a) shall, from time to time review the plan prepared by them under sub-paragraph (1)(b) (as modified or last substituted under this sub-paragraph), and

(b) may, having regard to that review and to their most recent review under section 19, prepare and publish—

(i) modifications (or, as the case may be, further modifications) to the plan reviewed; or

(ii) a plan in substitution for that plan.

(3) In carrying out any review under this paragraph and in preparing any plan or modifications to a plan, a local authority shall consult—

(a) every [F3 Local Health Board,][F4 Health Authority [F5 or]Primary Care Trust] the whole or any part of whose area lies within the area of the local authority;

(b) every National Health Service trust which manages a hospital, establishment or facility (within the meaning of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990) F6 in the authority’s area;

[F7 (ba) every NHS foundation trust which manages a hospital (within the meaning of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003) in the authority’s area;]

(c) if the local authority is not itself a local education authority, every local education authority the whole or any part of whose area lies within the area of the local authority;

(d) any organisation which represents schools in the authority’s area which are grant-maintained schools or grant-maintained special schools (within the meaning of the Education Act 1993) F8 ;

(e) the governing body of every such school in the authority’s area which is not so represented;

(f) such voluntary organisations as appear to the local authority—

(i) to represent the interests of persons who use or are likely to use services provided by the local authority under Part III; or

(ii) to provide services in the area of the local authority which, were they to be provided by the local authority, might be categorised as services provided under that Part.

(g) the chief constable of the police force for the area F9 ;

(h) the probation committee for the area F10 ;

(i) such other persons as appear to the local authority to be appropriate; and

(j) such other persons as the Secretary of State may direct.

(4) Every local authority shall, within 28 days of receiving a written request from the Secretary of State, submit to him a copy of—

(a) the plan prepared by them under sub-paragraph (1); or

(b) where that plan has been modified or substituted, the plan as modified or last substituted.

Textual Amendments

F2 Sch. 2 para. 1A inserted (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1996/785, art. 2

F3 Words in Sch. 2 para 1A(3)(a) inserted (W.) (31.3.2003) by The Health, Social Care and Well-being Strategies (Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I. 2003/154), reg. 7, Sch. para. 2

F4 Words in Sch. 2 para. 1A(3)(a) substituted (8.2.2000) by S.I. 2000/90, art. 3(1), Sch. 1 para. 24(11) (with art. 2(5))

F5 Word in Sch. 2 para. 1A(3)(a) substituted (1.10.2002) by 2002 c. 17, s. 2(5), Sch. 2 Pt. 2 para. 52; S.I. 2002/2478, art. 3 (with art. 3(3) and transitional provision in art. 4)

F6 1990 c.19. See in particular section 5.

F7 Sch. 2 para. 1A(3)(ba) inserted (1.4.2004) by Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43), s. 34, Sch. 4 para. 82; S.I. 2004/759, art. 2

F8 1993 c.35. “Grant-maintained school" and “grant-maintained special school" are defined in section 306 of the Act.

F9 The chief constable is appointed by the police authority for the area under section 5A of the Police Act 1964 (c.48), which was inserted by section 5 of the Police and Magistrates' Courts Act 1994 (c.29).

F10 Probation committees are constituted under section 3 of the Probation Service Act 1993 (c.47).

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Sch. 2 para. 1A: functions of local authority not to be sole responsibility of an executive of the authority (E.)(16.11.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/2853, reg. 4(1), Sch. 3