Section 119 Early years development and childcare partnerships.F11

England and Wales

(1)

Every F1local authority F2in Wales shall establish for their area a body to be known as an early years development F3and childcare partnership (“the partnership”).

(2)

In establishing the partnership and determining its constitution the authority shall have regard to any guidance given from time to time by F4the Assembly.

(3)

The authority may establish a sub-committee of the partnership for any part of their area.

(4)

The authority shall make arrangements—

(a)

for the meetings and proceedings of the partnership and any such sub-committee, and

(b)

for the partnership (and any such sub-committee) to be provided with accommodation and with such services as the authority consider appropriate.

(5)

The functions of the partnership shall be to work with the authority—

(a)

in reviewing the sufficiency of the provision of nursery education for the authority’s area for the purposes of section 118, F5. . .

F6(ab)

~~F7 in reviewing the sufficiency of childcare provision for the authority’s area for the purposes of section 118A,~~ F8~~...~~

(b)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(6)

F9The Assembly may by order confer on early years development F10and childcare partnerships such additional functions as are specified in the order.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Act substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), art. 1, Sch. 2 para. 10(2) (with Sch. 2 para. 10(4))
F2: Words in s. 119(1) inserted (1.10.2007) by Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21), s. 109(2), Sch. 2 para. 32(2); S.I. 2007/2717, art. 2(e)
F3: Words in s. 119 inserted (1.10.2002 for E. and 31.3.2003 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 150(5), 216 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3, (with Sch.); S.I. 2002/3185, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II
F4: Words in s. 119(2) substituted (1.10.2007) by Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21), s. 109(2), Sch. 2 para. 32(3); S.I. 2007/2717, art. 2(e)
F5: Word in s. 119(5)(a) repealed (1.10.2002 for E. and 31.3.2003 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 215(2), 216, Sch. 22 Pt. 3 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3 (with Sch.); S.I. 2002/3185, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II
F6: S. 119(5)(ab) inserted (1.10.2002 for E. and 31.3.2003 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. {150(1)}, 216 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3 (with Sch.); S.I. 2002/3185, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II
F7: S. 119(5)(ab) repealed (1.10.2007 for E.) by Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21), s. 109(2), Sch. 2 para. 32(4), Sch. 3 Pt. 2; S.I. 2007/2717, art. 2(f)
F8: S. 119(5)(b) and word repealed (1.3.2005 for E., 1.9.2006 for W.) by Children Act 2004 (c. 31), Sch. 5 Pt. 1; S.I. 2005/394, art. 2(1)(l); S.I. 2006/885, art. 2(3)(b)
F9: Words in s. 119(6) substituted (1.10.2007) by Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21), s. 109(2), Sch. 2 para. 32(5); S.I. 2007/2717, art. 2(e)
F10: Words in s. 119 inserted (1.10.2002 for E. and 31.3.2003 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 150(5), 216 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3, (with Sch.); S.I. 2002/3185, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II
F11: Words in s. 119 sidenote inserted (1.10.2002 for E. and 31.3.2003 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 150(5), 216 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3, (with Sch.); S.I. 2002/3185, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II

Notes on Part V

Modifications

C1: Pt. 5: Power to apply (with modifications) conferred (19.12.2002) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 193(5), 216, (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/3185, art. 4, Sch. Pt. 1

Notes on Early years development and childcare partnerships

Textual amendments

F1: Words in cross-heading before s. 119 inserted (1.10.2002 for E. and 31.3.2003 for W.) by Education Act 2002 (c. 32), ss. 150(5), 216 (with ss. 210(8), 214(4)); S.I. 2002/2439, art. 3, (with Sch.); S.I. 2002/3185, art. 5, Sch. Pt. II