# The Advocacy Services and Representations Procedure (Children) (Wales) Regulations 2004, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The Adoption and Children Act 2002 imposes a duty on local authorities to provide advocacy services for certain categories of complainant under the Children Act 1989 representations procedure. It inserts into the Children Act 1989 a new section i.e. section 26A which requires local authorities to make arrangements for the provision of assistance, including assistance by way of representation, to care leavers and children who make or intend to make representations using the procedures under sections 24D and 26(3) of the Children Act 1989.
These Regulations specify who may not provide assistance under these arrangements for a care leaver or a child making or intending to make such representations (regulation 3).
These Regulations also require local authorities to provide information about advocacy services and to offer help in finding an advocate to a child or young person who is making representations or, when they become aware of the fact, who is intending to make representations (regulation 4).
Regulation 5 requires local authorities to monitor the steps that they have taken with a view to ensuring that they comply with the Regulations.
Regulation 6 amends the regulations governing the representations procedure — the Representations Procedure (Children) Regulations 1991 — so as to ensure that an appointed advocate is involved throughout the process.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2004/1448/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/advocacy-services-and-representations-procedure-children-wales-regulations-2004/note
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