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Regulation 2 Interpretation

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(1)

In these Regulations—

  • “2004 Act” (“Deddf 2004”) means the Children Act 2004;

  • “area” (“ardal”) means the area for which a Board is established;

  • “Board” (“Bwrdd”) means either a Local Safeguarding Children Board established for the area of a children’s services authority in Wales or a Local Safeguarding Children Board established for the area of two or more children’s services authorities in Walesf1

  • “Chair” (“Cadeirydd”) , in relation to a Board, means the person who holds a current appointment to act as such under regulation 6;

  • “chief education officer” (“prif swyddog addysg”) means an officer appointed under section 532 of the Education Act 1996f2;

  • “children’s services authority” (“awdurdod gwasanaethau plant”), in relation to a Board, means the authority or authorities by whom the Board is established

  • “director of social services” (“cyfarwyddwr gwasanaethau cymdeithasol”) has the same meaning as in the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970f3;

  • “harm” (“niwed”) has the meaning given in section 31(9) of the Children Act 1989f4;

  • “member” (“aelod”) has the meaning given by regulation 6(1);

  • “overview report” (“adroddiad trosolwg”) has the meaning given by regulation 4(4)(b);

  • “principal office” (“prif swyddfa”), in relation to a Board, means the premises designated as such by the Board;

  • “registered nurse” (“nyrs gofrestredig”) means a nurse or midwife registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council;

  • “representative body” (“corff cynrychioliadol”) means a body who has appointed a person to act as its representative on the Board;

  • “serious case review” (“adolygiad achos difrifol”) has the meaning given in regulation 4.

(2)

In these Regulations, a reference—

(a)

to a numbered Regulation is to the regulation bearing that number in these Regulations;

(b)

in a regulation to a numbered paragraph is to the paragraph bearing that number in that regulation;

(c)

in a paragraph to a numbered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph bearing that number in that paragraph.

Annotations

Footnotes

f1

Section 31(1) of the 2004 Act requires each children’s services authority in Wales to establish a Local Safeguarding Children Board for their area. Section 31(9) permits two or more authorities to discharge their respective duties under section 31(1) by establishing a Board for their combined area.

f2

1996 c. 56.

f3

1970 c. 42.

f4

1989 p.41.