{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006/section-84",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006/section-84.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2006/21",
  "legislation_title": "Childcare Act 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childcare-act-2006",
  "path": "section/84",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "84",
  "heading": "Disclosure of information for certain purposes : the Chief Inspector",
  "text": "(1) The Chief Inspector may arrange for prescribed information held by him in relation to persons registered under this Part to be made available for the purpose of—41\n(a) assisting parents or prospective parents in choosing an early years or later years provider, or\n(b) protecting children from harm or neglect.\n(2) The information may be made available in such manner and to such persons as the Chief Inspector considers appropriate.\n(3) Regulations may require the Chief Inspector to provide prescribed information held by him in relation to persons registered under this Part to prescribed persons for either of the purposes mentioned in subsection (1).",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 84 inserted (1.4.2014 for specified purposes, 1.9.2014 in so far as not already in force) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 4 para. 54; S.I. 2014/889, arts. 3(m), 7(e)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 84 in force at 20.12.2006 for specified purposes by S.I. 2006/3360, art. 2(d)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I2",
      "text": "S. 84 in force at 6.4.2007 in so far as not already in force by S.I. 2007/1019, art. 4"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/21/section/84",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:14:29.405916+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."
}