http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/31/section/16EBChildren Act 2004An Act to make provision for the establishment of a Children’s Commissioner; to make provision about services provided to and for children and young people by local authorities and other persons; to make provision in relation to Wales about advisory and support services relating to family proceedings; to make provision about private fostering, child minding and day care, adoption review panels, the defence of reasonable punishment, the making of grants as respects children and families, child safety orders, the Children’s Commissioner for Wales, the publication of material relating to children involved in certain legal proceedings and the disclosure by the Inland Revenue of information relating to children.texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2026-05-29Expert Participation2026-04-29 Children Act 2004s. 26(1AA)Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014Deddf Gwasanaethau Cymdeithasol a Llesiant (Cymru) 2014s. 14(4)s. 199(2)art. 2art. 4Sch. 12Children Act 2004s. 16E(1)(aa)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 2(2)(b)s. 78(5)Children Act 2004s. 16G(4A)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 3(3)(a)s. 78(5)Children Act 2004s. 16G(8)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 3(3)(c)s. 78(5)Children Act 2004s. 16J(6)(7)Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026s. 3(4)(b)s. 78(5) Part 216EB1If the conditions in subsection (2) are met, the safeguarding partners for a local authority area and a relevant agency must together draw up a memorandum setting out how the relevant agency will work with the safeguarding partners to facilitate the operation of MACPT arrangements.2The conditions are that—athe relevant agency is designated for the purposes of this section by regulations made by the Secretary of State;bthe safeguarding partners have notified the relevant agency that it is required to work with the safeguarding partners in drawing up a memorandum under this section.3Before making regulations under subsection (2)(a), the Secretary of State must consult such persons (if any) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.4In this section, “MACPT arrangements” means arrangements made by the safeguarding partners in accordance with section 16EA(1) for the establishment of a multi-agency child protection team.S. 16E and crossheading inserted (19.3.2018 for specified purposes, 29.6.2018 in so far as not already in force) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), ss. 16, 70(2); S.I. 2018/346, reg. 3(b); S.I. 2018/497, reg. 3(e)Ss. 16EA, 16EB inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes) by Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (c. 21), ss. 3(2), 78(1)(a)(5)