Part 1Children’s social care

Corporate parenting

27Reports by Secretary of State

(1)

The Secretary of State must, after the end of each relevant three-year period, lay before Parliament a report on how the Secretary of State has performed the duty under section 23(1) during that period.

(2)

In subsection (1), “relevant three-year period” means—

(a)

the period of three years beginning with the day on which this section comes into force, and

(b)

each subsequent period of three years.