The Children Act 1989 Representations Procedure (England) Regulations 2006

Procedure for considering representations made to voluntary organisations

22.—(1) Regulations 2, 6 to 12, and 14 to 20 will apply in relation to representations made to voluntary organisations under regulation 21 with the modifications listed in paragraph (2).

(2) The modifications are—

(a) for any reference in those regulations to “local authority” there is substituted a reference to “voluntary organisation”;

(b) all references in those regulations to advocates are omitted;

(c) in regulation 2—

(i) for the definition of “complainant” there are substituted the words “a person making representations to a voluntary organisation which stand to be considered by them under a procedure established under section 59 of the Act”;

(ii) for the definition of “independent person” there are substituted the words—

• “in relation to representations made to a voluntary organisation a person who is not—

  (a)

  an officer of that organisation;

  (b)

  engaged in any way in furthering the objects of that organisation; or

  (c)

  the spouse or civil partner of a person mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b)”; and

(d) in regulations 12 and 14 for the words “section 26(3)(e), (3B)(b) or (3C)(c)” there are substituted the words “regulation 21(d)”.