http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/31/section/16LDChildren 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 216LD1The Secretary of State may issue a code of practice for—apersons who are designated persons within the meaning of section 16LC(10) for the purposes of the duty in section 16LC(5), andbpersons who are service providers within the meaning of section 16LC(13).2Those persons must have regard to the code of practice when discharging their duties under section 16LC.3The Secretary of State may revise the code from time to time.4The Secretary of State must publish the current version of the code.5Before publishing the code, the Secretary of State must consult such persons (if any) as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.Ss. 16LA-16LD and cross-heading inserted (29.4.2026 for specified purposes) by Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (c. 21), ss. 4, 78(1)(a)(5)