{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006-local-authority-assessment-wales-regulations-2016/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006-local-authority-assessment-wales-regulations-2016/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "wsi/2016/88",
  "legislation_title": "The Childcare Act 2006 (Local Authority Assessment) (Wales) Regulations 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006-local-authority-assessment-wales-regulations-2016",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) In preparing the assessment the local authority must—\n(a) consult with the following—\n(i) the Safeguarding Children Board of which it is a Safeguarding Board partner;\n(ii) if established in the local authority’s area, the Welsh medium education forum;\n(iii) the local authority’s play sufficiency lead officer, if any;\n(iv) the body responsible for determining whether a child has additional learning needs and preparing and maintaining an individual development plan under the Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018, and\n(b) notify any Jobcentre Plus offices in the local authority’s area and invite the submission of any views.\n(2) In this regulation, “play sufficiency lead officer” means the officer in the local authority designated with responsibility for ensuring that the local authority fulfils its duties under section 11 of the Measure.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 7 substituted (11.3.2026) by The Childcare Act 2006 (Local Authority Assessment) (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2026 (W.S.I. 2026/36), regs. 1(2), 2(7)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/88/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:31:25.072765+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}