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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-2004/section-12B",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-2004/section-12B.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/31",
  "legislation_title": "Children Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-2004",
  "path": "section/12B",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "12B",
  "heading": "Functions and procedures of CTBs",
  "text": "(1) The functions of a Children's Trust Board are—\n(a) those conferred by or under section 17 or 17A (children and young people's plans);\n(b) any further functions conferred by regulations made by the Secretary of State.\n(2) Regulations under subsection (1)(b) may confer a function on a Children's Trust Board only if the function relates to improving the well-being of children or relevant young persons in the area of the establishing authority.\n(3) In subsection (2) “well-being” means well-being so far as relating to one or more of the matters specified in section 10(2)(a) to (e).\n(4) A Children's Trust Board must have regard to any guidance given to it by the Secretary of State in connection with—\n(a) the procedures to be followed by it;\n(b) the exercise of its functions.\n(5) In this section “relevant young persons” means persons, other than children, in relation to whom arrangements under section 10 may be made.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Ss. 12A-12D and cross-heading inserted (26.2.2010 for certain purposes and 1.4.2010 otherwise) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), ss. 194(2), 269; S.I. 2010/303, arts. 2, 3, Sch. 1, Sch. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/31/section/12B",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:56.383931+00:00",
    "licence": "OGL-UK-3.0",
    "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."
  }
}