Relevant duty of care
7Child-protection and probation functions
(1)
A duty of care to which this section applies is not a “relevant duty of care” unless it falls within section 2(1)(a), (b) or (d).
(2)
This section applies to any duty of care that a local authority or other public authority owes in respect of the exercise by it of functions conferred by or under—
(a)
Parts 4 and 5 of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41),
(b)
Part 2 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36), or
(c)
Parts 5 and 6 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)).
(3)
This section also applies to any duty of care that a local probation board or other public authority owes in respect of the exercise by it of functions conferred by or under—
(a)
Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43),
(b)
section 27 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49), or
(c)
Article 4 of the Probation Board (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/713 (N.I. 10)).