{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-2004/section-16L",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-2004/section-16L.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2004/31",
  "legislation_title": "Children Act 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-2004",
  "path": "section/16L",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "16L",
  "heading": "Interpretation of sections 16E to 16K",
  "text": "In sections 16E to 16K—\n“reviewer” has the meaning given by section 16F(7);\n“safeguarding partner”, in relation to a local authority area, has the meaning given by section 16E(3);\n“serious child safeguarding cases” has the meaning given by section 16B(9);\n“relevant agency”, in relation to a local authority area, has the meaning given by section 16E(3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "S. 16L inserted (29.6.2018) by Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16), ss. 23, 70(2); S.I. 2018/497, reg. 3(l)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/31/section/16L",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:16:56.383931+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."
}