PART 1 E+WIntroductory
Citation, commencement and applicationE+W
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Children Act 1989 Representations Procedure (England) Regulations 2006 and come into force on 1st September 2006.
(2) These Regulations apply to England only.
InterpretationE+W
2. In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Children Act 1989;
“the 2002 Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002 M1;
“advocacy services” means assistance provided under arrangements made by a local authority under section 26A(1) of the Act;
“advocate” means a person who provides assistance under arrangements made by a local authority under section 26A(1) of the Act;
“complainant” means a person making representations to a local authority under section 24D or 26 of the Act;
“independent person” means a person who is neither a member nor an officer of the local authority to which the representations have been made, nor the spouse or civil partner of such a person;
“working day” means a day which is not a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, Good Friday or a bank holiday under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 M2.