{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006-local-authority-assessment-wales-regulations-2016/schedule/paragraph-3",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006-local-authority-assessment-wales-regulations-2016/schedule/paragraph-3.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": "schedule/paragraph/3",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Geographical distribution",
  "text": "The local authority’s assessment must include details of—\n(a) the geographical distribution of each type of childcare in the local authority’s area,\n(b) any gaps in that geographical distribution, and\n(c) consideration of the effects of childcare supply and demand in neighbouring local authority areas.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 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(9)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/88/schedule/paragraph/3",
    "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."
}