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Session 2003 - 04 Internet Publications Other Bills before Parliament

Children Bill [HL]

Children Bill [HL]
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Education and Skills,
are published separately as HL Bill 35—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
The Baroness Ashton of Upholland has made the following statement under section
19(1)(a) of the Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Children Bill [HL] are compatible with the
Convention rights.
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Children Bill [HL]
Contents
Part 1
Children’s Commissioner
1    Establishment of Commissioner
2    General function of Commissioner
3    Annual report of Commissioner
4    Inquiries held by Commissioner
5    Relationship with other Commissioners
Part 2
Children’s services in England
General
6    Co-operation to improve well-being
7    Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare
8    Information sharing
Local Safeguarding Children Boards
9    Establishment of LSCBs
10    Functions and procedure of LSCBs
11    Funding of LSCBs
12    LSCBs: supplementary
Local authority administration
13    Director of children’s services
14    Lead member for children’s services
Inspections of children’s services
15    Joint area reviews
16    Framework
17    Co-operation and delegation
18    Sections 15 to 17: interpretation
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19    Performance rating of social services
Part 3
Children’s services in Wales
General
20    Co-operation to improve well-being: Wales
21    Responsibility for functions under section 20
22    Arrangements to safeguard and promote welfare: Wales
23    Information sharing: Wales
Local Safeguarding Children Boards
24    Establishment of LSCBs in Wales
25    Functions and procedure of LSCBs in Wales
26    Funding of LSCBs in Wales
27    LSCBs in Wales: supplementary
Part 4
Advisory and support services for family proceedings
CAFCASS functions in Wales
28    Functions of the Assembly relating to family proceedings
29    Ancillary powers of the Assembly
30    Welsh family proceedings officers
31    Inspections
32    Protection of children
33    Advisory and support services for family proceedings: supplementary
Transfers
34    Transfer of property from CAFCASS to Assembly
35    Transfer of staff from CAFCASS to Assembly
Part 5
Miscellaneous
Private fostering
36    Amendments to notification scheme
37    Power to establish registration scheme in England
38    Power to establish registration scheme in Wales
39    Expiry of powers in sections 37 and 38
Child minding and day care
40    Child minding and day care
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Local authority services
41    Intervention
42    Inspection of local education authorities
43    Duty of local authorities to promote educational achievement
44    Information about individual children
45    Miscellaneous amendments for Parts 2 and 3
Other provisions
46    Fees payable to adoption review panel members
47    Power to give financial assistance
48    Child safety orders
Part 6
General
49    Interpretation
50    Regulations and orders
51    Commencement
52    Extent
53    Short title
Schedule 1   —    Children’s Commissioner
Schedule 2   —    Director of children’s services: consequential amendments
Schedule 3   —    Advisory and support services for family proceedings
Schedule 4   —    Child minding and day care

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