Section 26 FundingI1

After section 16N of the Children Act 2004 (inserted by section 25 of this Act) insert—

“Funding

16O

(1)

The child death review partners for a local authority area in England may make payments towards expenditure incurred in connection with arrangements under section 16M—

(a)

by making payments directly, or

(b)

by contributing to a fund out of which payments may be made.

(2)

The child death review partners for a local authority area in England may provide staff, goods, services, accommodation or other resources to any person for purposes connected with arrangements under section 16M.”