Regulation 7 Administration of the panel

(1)

Each local authority shall appoint a person with such qualifications and experience as they consider appropriate to assist them with the administration of the panel in respect of their area and that person shall not participate in the local authority social services functions in respect of services for children and their families (other than the administration of the panel or an inspection unit established under the Secretary of State’s directions under section 7A of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970^f1.

(2)

Each local authority shall ensure that records are kept in relation to the operation of the panel which shall include—

(a)

the name of each child in respect of whom a guardian ad litem or reporting officer is selected from the panel;

(b)

a description of the relevant proceedings in respect of which the selection is made;

(c)

the name and level of the court (whether High Court, county court or family proceedings court);

(d)

the name of any person selected from the panel and whether he has been appointed in specified proceedings or in proceedings under the Adoption Act 1976 as a guardian ad litem, or in proceedings under the Adoption Act 1976 as a reporting officer;

(e)

the date of each appointment, the date on which work started in respect of that appointment and the date on which it finished;

(f)

etails of fees, expenses and allowances in each case in which there has been such an appointment;

(g)

the result of the proceedings in each case in which there has been such an appointment.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1: 1970 c. 42. Section 7A was inserted by section 50 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c. 19). The relevant direction establishing inspection units was issued with local authority circular LAC(90)13.