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.