# Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026, Paragraph 17

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) Regulations under paragraph 15(1)(a) may not add a person or description of persons to Part 1 if the Secretary of State considers that the person or (as the case may be) any person of that description—
(a) exercises devolved functions only, or
(b) exercises any devolved functions, unless the entry for that person or description of persons provides that they are a relevant authority only to the extent that they are exercising functions that are not devolved functions.
(2) Regulations under paragraph 15(1)(c) may not vary an entry listed in Part 1—
(a) so that it relates to a person who exercises devolved functions only, or in the case of a description of persons, so that the description consists of or includes any persons who exercise devolved functions only, or
(b) so that it relates to a person who exercises devolved functions, or in the case of a description of persons, so that the description consists of or includes any persons who exercise devolved functions, unless the entry provides that they are a relevant authority only to the extent that they are exercising functions that are not devolved functions.
(3) In this paragraph, “devolved function” means a function that could be conferred by provision that would be within the legislative competence of—
(a) the Scottish Parliament, if it were contained in an Act of that Parliament (see section 29 of the Scotland Act 1998),
(b) Senedd Cymru, if it were contained in an Act of the Senedd (see section 108A of the Government of Wales Act 2006), or
(c) the Northern Ireland Assembly, if it were contained in an Act of the Assembly, where the Bill for that Act would not require the consent of the Secretary of State (see sections 6 to 8 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2026/21/schedule/1/paragraph/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-wellbeing-and-schools-act-2026/schedule-1/paragraph-17
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