Part 1Children

CHAPTER 2Safeguarding of children

Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel

15Information

In the Children Act 2004, after section 16C (inserted by section 14), insert—

16DInformation

1

The Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel may, for the purpose of enabling or assisting the performance of a function conferred by section 16B, request a person or body to provide information specified in the request to—

a

the Panel,

b

a reviewer, or

c

another person or body specified in the request.

2

The person or body to whom a request under this section is made must comply with the request.

3

The Panel 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.

4

The information may be used by the Panel, reviewer, or other person or body to whom it is provided only for the purpose mentioned in subsection (1).

5

In this section “reviewer” means any one or more persons appointed to review a case under the supervision of the Panel.