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Children and Social Work Act 2017 in Northern Ireland

2017 c. 16 · Enacted 27 April 2017 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision about looked after children; to make other provision in relation to the welfare of children; and to make provision about the regulation of social workers.

[27th April 2017]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Chapter 1: Looked after children
  2. 1Corporate parenting principles
  3. 2Local offer for care leavers
  4. 3Advice and support
  5. 8Care orders: permanence provisions
  6. 9Adoption: duty to have regard to relationship with adopters
  7. Secure accommodation
  8. 10Placing children in secure accommodation elsewhere in Great Britain
  9. 11Chapter 1: consequential amendments
  10. Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
  11. 12Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
  12. 13Functions of the Panel
  13. 14Events to be notified to the Panel
  14. 15Information
  15. Local arrangements for safeguarding and promoting welfare of children
  16. 16Local arrangements for safeguarding and promoting welfare of children
  17. 17Local child safeguarding practice reviews
  18. 18Further provision about arrangements
  19. 19Information
  20. 20Funding
  21. 21Combining safeguarding partner areas and delegating functions
  22. 22Guidance by Secretary of State
  23. 23Interpretation
  24. Child death reviews
  25. 24Child death reviews
  26. 25Information
  27. 26Funding
  28. 27Combining child death review partner areas and delegating functions
  29. 28Guidance and interpretation
  30. Miscellaneous
  31. 29Regulations under provisions inserted by sections 13, 16 and 17
  32. 30Abolition of Local Safeguarding Children Boards
  33. 31Chapter 2: consequential amendments
  34. Children's social care: pre-employment protection of whistle-blowers Not yet in force
  35. 32Pre-employment protection of whistle-blowers Not yet in force
  36. Children’s social care: use of agency workers
  37. 32AUse of agency workers for children’s social care work
  38. Combined authority functions relating to children
  39. 33Power to secure proper performance
  40. 34Education relating to relationships and sex
  41. 35Other personal, social, health and economic education
  42. Social Work England
  43. 36Social Work England
  44. 37Over-arching objective
  45. 38Advisers
  46. Regulation and improvement
  47. 39Registration
  48. 40Restrictions on practice and protected titles
  49. 41Professional standards
  50. 42Improvement standards
  51. 43Education and training
  52. 44Discipline and fitness to practise
  53. 45Offences
  54. Provision of training
  55. 46Ensuring adequate provision of social work training
  56. 47Exercise by Special Health Authority of functions under section 46(1)(b)
  57. Approval of courses in relation to mental health professionals
  58. 48Approval of courses for approved mental health professionals
  59. 49Approval of courses for best interests assessors
  60. Fees and grants
  61. 51Grants
  62. Information and co-operation
  63. 52Information and advice
  64. 53Duty to co-operate
  65. Oversight
  66. 54Information for Secretary of State
  67. 55Default powers
  68. 56Oversight by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
  69. Regulations under Part 2
  70. 57Conferral of functions and sub-delegation
  71. 58Consultation
  72. 59Parliamentary procedure for regulations under Part 2
  73. Transfer scheme and consequential amendments
  74. 60Transfer scheme
  75. 61Repeal of existing powers to regulate social workers
  76. 62Amendments to do with this Part
  77. Interpretation
  78. 63Interpretation of Part 2
  79. Review
  80. 64Review by independent person
  81. Part 3: General
  82. 65Power to make transitional provision
  83. 66Power to make consequential provision
  84. 67Regulations: general
  85. 68Affirmative and negative resolution procedures
  86. 69Extent
  87. 70Commencement
  88. 71Short title
  89. Schedule 1: Placing children in secure accommodation elsewhere in Great Britain
  90. Children Act 1989
  91. 2Paragraph 2
  92. Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/1505)
  93. 4Paragraph 4
  94. 5Paragraph 5
  95. 9Paragraph 9
  96. 10Paragraph 10
  97. 11Paragraph 11
  98. 12Paragraph 12
  99. 13Paragraph 13
  100. Saving for existing powers
  101. 14Paragraph 14
  102. Part 1: Amendment relating to Chapter 1
  103. Local offer for care leavers
  104. 1Paragraph 1
  105. 2Paragraph 2
  106. 3Paragraph 3
  107. 4Paragraph 4
  108. Advice and support
  109. 5Paragraph 5
  110. 6Paragraph 6
  111. Part 2: Amendments relating to abolition of Local Safeguarding Children Boards
  112. 7Paragraph 7
  113. 8Paragraph 8
  114. 9Paragraph 9
  115. Status
  116. 1Paragraph 1
  117. Members
  118. 2Paragraph 2
  119. Term of office
  120. 3Paragraph 3
  121. 4Paragraph 4
  122. 5Paragraph 5
  123. Remuneration and pensions
  124. 6Paragraph 6
  125. 7Paragraph 7
  126. Staff
  127. 8Paragraph 8
  128. 9Paragraph 9
  129. 10Paragraph 10
  130. Procedure
  131. 11Paragraph 11
  132. 12Paragraph 12
  133. Delegation
  134. 13Paragraph 13
  135. 14Paragraph 14
  136. 15Paragraph 15
  137. Membership of committees and sub-committees
  138. 16Paragraph 16
  139. Annual reports and accounts
  140. 17Paragraph 17
  141. 18Paragraph 18
  142. 19Paragraph 19
  143. 20Paragraph 20
  144. Application of seal and evidence
  145. 21Paragraph 21
  146. 22Paragraph 22
  147. Disqualification
  148. 23Paragraph 23
  149. Freedom of information
  150. 24Paragraph 24
  151. 1Paragraph 1
  152. 2Paragraph 2
  153. 3Paragraph 3
  154. 4Paragraph 4
  155. 5Paragraph 5
  156. 6Paragraph 6
  157. 7Paragraph 7
  158. 8Paragraph 8
  159. 9Paragraph 9
  160. 10Paragraph 10
  161. 11Paragraph 11
  162. 12Paragraph 12
  163. 13Paragraph 13
  164. 14Paragraph 14
  165. 15Paragraph 15
  166. 16Paragraph 16
  167. Part 1: General amendments
  168. London County Council (General Powers) Act 1920
  169. 1Paragraph 1
  170. Medicines Act 1968
  171. 2Paragraph 2
  172. Video Recordings Act 1984
  173. 3Paragraph 3
  174. London Local Authorities Act 1991
  175. 4Paragraph 4
  176. Value Added Tax Act 1994
  177. 5Paragraph 5
  178. Data Protection Act 1998
  179. Care Standards Act 2000
  180. 7Paragraph 7
  181. 8Paragraph 8
  182. 9Paragraph 9
  183. Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001
  184. 10Paragraph 10
  185. 11Paragraph 11
  186. 12Paragraph 12
  187. 13Paragraph 13
  188. 14Paragraph 14
  189. 15Paragraph 15
  190. 17Paragraph 17
  191. 18Paragraph 18
  192. 19Paragraph 19
  193. 20Paragraph 20
  194. 21Paragraph 21
  195. 22Paragraph 22
  196. 23Paragraph 23
  197. 24Paragraph 24
  198. 25Paragraph 25
  199. 26Paragraph 26
  200. 27Paragraph 27
  201. Adoption and Children Act 2002
  202. 28Paragraph 28
  203. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003
  204. 29Paragraph 29
  205. National Health Service Act 2006
  206. 30Paragraph 30
  207. National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006
  208. 31Paragraph 31
  209. Armed Forces Act 2006
  210. 32Paragraph 32
  211. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
  212. 33Paragraph 33
  213. 34Paragraph 34
  214. 35Paragraph 35
  215. Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14)
  216. 36Paragraph 36
  217. Children and Young Persons Act 2008
  218. 37Paragraph 37
  219. Health and Social Care Act 2012
  220. 38Paragraph 38
  221. Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2)
  222. 39Paragraph 39
  223. 40Paragraph 40
  224. 41Paragraph 41
  225. 42Paragraph 42
  226. 43Paragraph 43
  227. 44Paragraph 44
  228. Part 2: Renaming of Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001
  229. 45Paragraph 45
  230. 46Paragraph 46