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(1)Subsection (2) applies if, under the 1953 Act, a registrar of births and deaths registers the death of a person and the registrar believes that the deceased was or may have been under the age of 18 at the time of death.
(2)The registrar must, before the end of the required period, secure that the [F2appropriate Board] is notified of the particulars of the death entered in the register.
(3)Subsection (4) applies if, under the 1953 Act, an entry in a register kept for a sub-district concerning a death is corrected and the person making the correction believes that the entry relates to a person who was or may have been under the age of 18 at the time of death.
(4)The person who makes the correction must, before the end of the required period, secure that the [F3appropriate Board] is notified of the particulars of the death as corrected.
(5)Subsection (6) applies if, under the 1953 Act, a registrar of births and deaths issues a certificate to the effect that a death is not required by law to be registered in England or Wales but the registrar believes that the deceased was or may have been under the age of 18 at the time of death.
(6)The registrar must, before the end of the required period, secure that the Local Safeguarding Children Board [F4in England or Safeguarding Children Board in Wales] established by the [F5local authority] within whose area the registrar's sub-district is situated is notified—
(a)of the issuing of the certificate; and
(b)of the registrar's belief and the grounds for it.
(7)The required period is the period of seven days beginning with the day after—
(a)for the purposes of subsection (2), the day on which the death was registered;
(b)for the purposes of subsection (4), the day on which the correction was made; and
(c)for the purposes of subsection (6), the day on which the certificate was issued.
(8)The requirements of this section do not apply if the death occurred before 1 April 2008.
(9)[F6Each Local Safeguarding Children Board in England and each Safeguarding Children Board in Wales] must—
(a)make arrangements for the receipt by it of notifications under this section; and
(b)publish those arrangements.
(10)In this section—
“the 1953 Act” means the Births and Deaths Registration Act 1953 (c. 20);
[F7“the appropriate Board” means—
the Local Safeguarding Children Board in England within whose area is situated the sub-district for which the register is kept; or
the Safeguarding Children Board in Wales for the Safeguarding Board area within which is situated the sub-district for which the register is kept,
and “Safeguarding Board area” has the meaning given by section 142 of the 2014 Act.;]
[F8“local authority” has] the same meaning as in the Children Act 2004 (c. 31).
[F9“Local Safeguarding Children Board in England” means a Board established by a local authority in England under section 13 of the Children Act 2004;
“Safeguarding Children Board in Wales” means a Board established under section 134(4) of the 2014 Act.]
Textual Amendments
F1Words in s. 31 heading inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (No. 413), regs. 2(1), 263(f)
F2Words in s. 31(2) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (No. 413), regs. 2(1), 263(a)
F3Words in s. 31(4) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (No. 413), regs. 2(1), 263(b)
F4Words in s. 31(6) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (No. 413), regs. 2(1), 263(c)
F5Words in s. 31(6) substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 65(2)
F6Words in s. 31(9) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (No. 413), regs. 2(1), 263(d)
F7Words in s. 31(10) substituted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (No. 413), regs. 2(1), 263(e)(i)
F8Words in s. 31(10) substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 65(3)(b)
F9Words in s. 31(10) inserted (6.4.2016) by The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (No. 413), regs. 2(1), 263(e)(ii)
Commencement Information
I1S. 31 in force at 1.4.2009 by S.I. 2009/268, art. 2
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