Legislation update september 2010

Published 21st Oct 2010 by Admin
Children's Trust Boards
The Government recently made regulations to revoke the requirement for Children's Trust Boards to produce, by April 2011, Children and Young Person's plans. Details of the revoking regulations, and how they have effectively rendered Boards functionless, can be accessed from section 12B of the Inform guide to the Children Act 2004.
 


Care Proceedings with an international dimension
New regulations have been made about how local authorities may exercise their child protection powers where they have child protection concerns about a child to whom the Convention on Jurisdiction, Applicable Law, Recognition, Enforcement and Co-Operation in respect of Parental Responsibility and Measures for the Protection of Children or the Council Regulation (EC) No.2201/2003 applies. These can be accessed from section 31 and 38 of the Inform guide to the Children Act 1989, together with an explanation of the effect of the Regulations.
 


Registration of child care providers
New regulations set out the manner in which childcare providers in England, such as children's homes, are to apply to OFSTED for registration under the Care Standards Act 2000. They are called the Care Standards Act 2000 (Registration) (England) Regulations 2010 and can be accessed from section 12 of the Inform guide to the Care Standards Act 2000. 

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
A Statutory Order has been made to align the 2006 Act's barring system with the Scottish System. The effect is that an individual included in a Scottish barred list will be barred from "regulated activity" in England and Wales relating to children and/or vulnerable adults without the need for them also to be included in the 2006 Act barred lists. The Order can be accessed from section 3 of the Inform guide to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.
 
Wales
 The Welsh Assembly Government have begun the process of implementing the Integrated Family Support (IFS) provisions of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010. As from September 2010, IFS services will be made available in four areas of Wales. Further details, together with the new regulations underpinning the new system, can be accessed from Part 3 of the Inform guide to the 2010 Measure.
 
In connection with the IFS pilot schemes, the Review of Children's Cases (Wales) Regulations 2007 have been amended. The amendments set out additional matters to be considered when reviews are being carried out of looked after children of families who are receiving IFS services. The amended regulations can be accessed from section 26 of the Inform guide to the Children Act 1989. 
 
New Regulations set out which individuals are disqualified from registration in Wales as child minders or providers of day care. They are the Child Minding and Day Care (Disqualification) (Wales) Regulations 2010 and can be accessed from section 79C of the CC Inform guide to the Children Act 1989.
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Published 21st Oct 2010

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