The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016

Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)

165.  The Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 is amended as follows.

166.  In section 20(6) of the Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (making of referral orders: attendance of parents) after “Children Act 1989” insert “or the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

167.  In section 137 (power to order parent or guardian to pay fine, costs, compensation or surcharge)—

(a) in subsection (8), for paragraph (b)(1) substitute—

“(b) is provided with accommodation by them in the exercise of social services functions,”;

(b) after subsection (8) insert—

“(8A) In subsection (8) social services functions are—

(a) any functions (in particular those under the Children Act 1989) which are social services functions within the meaning of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970, or

(b) any functions (in particular those under Part 6 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014) which are social services functions for the purposes of that Act.”

168.  In paragraph 9ZA of Schedule 1(2) (power to adjourn hearing and remand offender), in sub-paragraph (7) in the definition of “social services functions”—

(a) after “as it has” insert

“—

(a)

in relation to a local authority in England,”;

(b) at the end insert—

“(b) in relation to a local authority in Wales, in section 143 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

169.  In paragraph 6A of Schedule 8(3) (power to adjourn hearing and remand offender), in sub-paragraph (7) in the definition of “social services functions”—

(a) after “as it has” insert

“—

(a)

in relation to a local authority in England,”;

(b) at the end insert—

“(b) in relation to a local authority in Wales, in section 143 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

(1)

Section 137(8)(b) was amended in relation to England by S.I. 2001/2237, and in relation to Wales by S.I. 2002/808.

(2)

Paragraph 9ZA was inserted by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 (c. 4), Schedule 4, paragraphs 106, 107.

(3)

Paragraph 6A was inserted by the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008, Schedule 4, paragraphs 106, 108(1), (6).