{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-2004-joint-area-reviews-regulations-2015/regulation-4",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-2004-joint-area-reviews-regulations-2015/regulation-4.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2015/1792",
  "legislation_title": "The Children Act 2004 (Joint Area Reviews) Regulations 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-2004-joint-area-reviews-regulations-2015",
  "path": "regulation/4",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Written statement of proposed action",
  "text": "(1) This regulation applies where the Chief Inspector of Schools makes a determination under regulation 3(3)(b).\n(2) The principal authority must make the written statement of proposed action within 70 working days , or as soon as is reasonably practicable, of receiving the report under regulation 3.\n(3) The local authority (where it is not the principal authority) and every other person or body to whom the report is sent under regulation 3(5)(d) must co-operate with the principal authority in the making of the written statement.\n(4) The written statement must—\n(a) state who it is proposed should take action; and\n(b) include a statement of the period within which the action is to be taken.\n(5) The principal authority must send a copy of the written statement to—\n(a) the Chief Inspector of Schools;\n(b) any other person or body who conducted the review to which the written statement relates; and\n(c) the Secretary of State.\n(6) The local authority (where it is not the principal authority) and every other person or body who has co-operated with the principal authority under paragraph (3) must—\n(a) publish the written statement on its website (if any); and\n(b) supply a copy to a member of the public on demand on payment of such reasonable charge as may be specified by the person or body.\n(7) In this regulation, “working day” means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday in England and Wales under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971 .",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 4(2) inserted (temp.) (24.4.2020) by The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/445), regs. 1(2), 10 (with Pts. 12, 13)"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1971 c. 80."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/1792/regulation/4",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:31:24.399418+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."
}