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				</ukm:Metadata><Primary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/body" NumberOfProvisions="251" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2026-09-01"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/part/8" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/part/8" NumberOfProvisions="58" id="part-8" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2026-04-29"><Number><Strong>Part 8</Strong></Number><Title>Inspections</Title><Chapter DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/part/8/chapter/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/part/8/chapter/5" NumberOfProvisions="3" id="part-8-chapter-5" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2015-11-09"><Number>Chapter 5</Number><Title>Inspection of <Acronym Expansion="Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service">CAFCASS</Acronym> functions</Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2007-04-01"><Title>Inspection of CAFCASS functions</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/143" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/section/143" id="section-143"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-0d552c3fc830b749b50bebc452d7f129"/>143</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/1" id="section-143-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Chief Inspector must inspect the performance of CAFCASS functions.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/2" id="section-143-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>On completing an inspection under this section, the Chief Inspector must make a written report on it.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/3" id="section-143-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Chief Inspector must send copies of the report to—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/3/a" id="section-143-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>the Secretary of State, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/3/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/3/b" id="section-143-3-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>CAFCASS.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/4" id="section-143-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Chief Inspector must arrange for the report to be published in such manner as he considers appropriate.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/5" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/5" id="section-143-5"><Pnumber>5</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In this Chapter—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/5/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/5/a" id="section-143-5-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>“<Term id="term-cafcass">CAFCASS</Term>” means the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service, and</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/5/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2006/40/section/143/5/b" id="section-143-5-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>“<Term id="term-cafcass-functions">CAFCASS functions</Term>” means the functions of CAFCASS and its officers.</Text></P3para></P3></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Chapter></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-0d552c3fc830b749b50bebc452d7f129" Type="I"><Para><Text>S. 143 in force at 1.4.2007  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/935" id="caj8kjnj3-00738" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2007" Number="935" Title="The Education and Inspections Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2007">S.I. 2007/935</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="caj8kjnj3-00738" id="caj8kjnj3-00739" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2007/935/article/5/u" SectionRef="article-5-u" Operative="true">art. 5(u)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>