Section 22 Guidance by Secretary of StateI1

After section 16J of the Children Act 2004 (inserted by section 21 of this Act) insert—

“Guidance by Secretary of State

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(1)

The safeguarding partners and relevant agencies for a local authority area in England must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State in connection with functions conferred on them by sections 16E to 16J.

(2)

Guidance given by the Secretary of State in connection with functions conferred by section 16F may include guidance about—

(a)

circumstances in which it may be appropriate for a serious child safeguarding case to be reviewed;

(b)

matters to be taken into account in deciding whether a review is making satisfactory progress or whether a report is of satisfactory quality.”