http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/31/section/16HChildren 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 Database2026-09-28Expert 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 216H1Any of the safeguarding partners for a local authority area in England may, for the purpose of enabling or assisting the performance of functions conferred by section 16E or 16F, request a person or body to provide information specified in the request to—athe safeguarding partner or any other safeguarding partner for the area,bany of the relevant agencies for the area,ca reviewer, ordanother person or body specified in the request.2The person or body to whom a request under this section is made must comply with the request.3The safeguarding partner that made the request may enforce the duty under subsection (2) against the person or body by making an application to the High Court or the county court for an injunction.4The information may be used by the person or body to whom it is provided only for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1).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)S. 16H inserted (29.6.2018) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), ss. 19, 70(2); S.I. 2018/497, reg. 3(h)