{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989-representations-procedure-england-regulations-2006/regulation-20",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989-representations-procedure-england-regulations-2006/regulation-20.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2006/1738",
  "legislation_title": "The Children Act 1989 Representations Procedure (England) Regulations 2006",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-1989-representations-procedure-england-regulations-2006",
  "path": "regulation/20",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "20",
  "heading": "Recommendations",
  "text": "(1) After the meeting referred to in regulation 19 the panel shall decide on their recommendations and compile a written report which must set out—\n(a) a brief summary of the representations; and\n(b) the panel's recommendations for the resolution of the issues raised in the representations.\n(2) Within 5 working days of the meeting , or as soon as is reasonably practicable, the panel must send its report to—\n(a) the local authority;\n(b) the complainant and, where one has been appointed, his advocate;\n(c) the independent person appointed under regulation 17(2); and\n(d) any other person whom the panel consider has sufficient interest in the case to warrant their receiving such a notice.\n(3) Within 15 working days of receiving the panel's recommendations , or as soon as is reasonably practicable, the local authority must, together with the independent person appointed under regulation 17(2), consider the recommendations and determine—\n(a) how the authority will respond to them; and\n(b) what they propose to do in the light of them,\nand send to the complainant its response and proposals, along with information about making a complaint to a Local Commissioner .",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 20(2) inserted (temp.) (24.4.2020) by The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/445), regs. 1(2), 6(4)(a) (with Pts. 12, 13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in reg. 20(3) inserted (temp.) (24.4.2020) by The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/445), regs. 1(2), 6(4)(b) (with Pts. 12, 13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "For the powers of the Local Commissioners for England see Part 3 of the Local Government Act 1974 as amended."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2006/1738/regulation/20",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:26:36.620845+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."
}