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Children and Social Work Act 2017

2017 c. 16 · Enacted 27 April 2017 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make provision about looked after children; to make other provision in relation to the welfare of children; and to make provision about the regulation of social workers.[27th April 2017]

Be it enacted by the Queen's most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Contents

  1. Part 1: Children
  2. Chapter 1: Looked after children
  3. Corporate parenting principles for English local authorities
  4. 1Corporate parenting principles
  5. Care leavers in England
  6. 2Local offer for care leavers
  7. 3Advice and support
  8. Educational achievement in England
  9. 4Duty of local authority in relation to previously looked after children
  10. 5Maintained schools: staff member for previously looked after pupils
  11. 6Academies: staff member for looked after and previously looked after pupils
  12. 7Maintained schools: guidance for staff member for looked after pupils
  13. Care and adoption proceedings in England and Wales
  14. 8Care orders: permanence provisions
  15. 9Adoption: duty to have regard to relationship with adopters
  16. Secure accommodation
  17. 10Placing children in secure accommodation elsewhere in Great Britain
  18. Chapter 1: consequential amendments
  19. 11Chapter 1: consequential amendments
  20. Chapter 2: Safeguarding of children
  21. Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
  22. 12Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
  23. 13Functions of the Panel
  24. 14Events to be notified to the Panel
  25. 15Information
  26. Local arrangements for safeguarding and promoting welfare of children
  27. 16Local arrangements for safeguarding and promoting welfare of children
  28. 17Local child safeguarding practice reviews
  29. 18Further provision about arrangements
  30. 19Information
  31. 20Funding
  32. 21Combining safeguarding partner areas and delegating functions
  33. 22Guidance by Secretary of State
  34. 23Interpretation
  35. Child death reviews
  36. 24Child death reviews
  37. 25Information
  38. 26Funding
  39. 27Combining child death review partner areas and delegating functions
  40. 28Guidance and interpretation
  41. Miscellaneous
  42. 29Regulations under provisions inserted by sections 13, 16 and 17
  43. 30Abolition of Local Safeguarding Children Boards
  44. 31Chapter 2: consequential amendments
  45. Chapter 3: Other provision relating to children's social care
  46. Children's social care: pre-employment protection of whistle-blowers Not yet in force
  47. 32Pre-employment protection of whistle-blowers Not yet in force
  48. Children’s social care: use of agency workers
  49. 32AUse of agency workers for children’s social care work
  50. Combined authority functions relating to children
  51. 33Power to secure proper performance
  52. Chapter 4: Relationships, sex and PSHE education
  53. 34Education relating to relationships and sex
  54. 35Other personal, social, health and economic education
  55. Part 2: Social workers etc in England
  56. Social Work England
  57. 36Social Work England
  58. 37Over-arching objective
  59. 38Advisers
  60. Regulation and improvement
  61. 39Registration
  62. 40Restrictions on practice and protected titles
  63. 41Professional standards
  64. 42Improvement standards
  65. 43Education and training
  66. 44Discipline and fitness to practise
  67. 45Offences
  68. Provision of training
  69. 46Ensuring adequate provision of social work training
  70. 47Exercise by Special Health Authority of functions under section 46(1)(b)
  71. Approval of courses in relation to mental health professionals
  72. 48Approval of courses for approved mental health professionals
  73. 49Approval of courses for best interests assessors
  74. Fees and grants
  75. 50Fees
  76. 51Grants
  77. Information and co-operation
  78. 52Information and advice
  79. 53Duty to co-operate
  80. Oversight
  81. 54Information for Secretary of State
  82. 55Default powers
  83. 56Oversight by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
  84. Regulations under Part 2
  85. 57Conferral of functions and sub-delegation
  86. 58Consultation
  87. 59Parliamentary procedure for regulations under Part 2
  88. Transfer scheme and consequential amendments
  89. 60Transfer scheme
  90. 61Repeal of existing powers to regulate social workers
  91. 62Amendments to do with this Part
  92. Interpretation
  93. 63Interpretation of Part 2
  94. Review
  95. 64Review by independent person
  96. Part 3: General
  97. 65Power to make transitional provision
  98. 66Power to make consequential provision
  99. 67Regulations: general
  100. 68Affirmative and negative resolution procedures
  101. 69Extent
  102. 70Commencement
  103. 71Short title
  104. Schedule 1: Placing children in secure accommodation elsewhere in Great Britain
  105. Children Act 1989
  106. 1Paragraph 1
  107. 2Paragraph 2
  108. 3Paragraph 3
  109. Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/1505)
  110. 4Paragraph 4
  111. 5Paragraph 5
  112. 6Paragraph 6
  113. 7Paragraph 7
  114. 8Paragraph 8
  115. Secure Accommodation (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013 No. 205)
  116. 9Paragraph 9
  117. 10Paragraph 10
  118. 11Paragraph 11
  119. Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2013 (S.I. 2013 No. 1465)
  120. 12Paragraph 12
  121. Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (anaw 4)
  122. 13Paragraph 13
  123. Saving for existing powers
  124. 14Paragraph 14
  125. Schedule 2: Part 1 of this Act: consequential amendments
  126. Part 1: Amendment relating to Chapter 1
  127. Local offer for care leavers
  128. 1Paragraph 1
  129. 2Paragraph 2
  130. 3Paragraph 3
  131. 4Paragraph 4
  132. Advice and support
  133. 5Paragraph 5
  134. 6Paragraph 6
  135. Part 2: Amendments relating to abolition of Local Safeguarding Children Boards
  136. 7Paragraph 7
  137. 8Paragraph 8
  138. 9Paragraph 9
  139. Schedule 3: Social Work England
  140. Status
  141. 1Paragraph 1
  142. Members
  143. 2Paragraph 2
  144. Term of office
  145. 3Paragraph 3
  146. 4Paragraph 4
  147. 5Paragraph 5
  148. Remuneration and pensions
  149. 6Paragraph 6
  150. 7Paragraph 7
  151. Staff
  152. 8Paragraph 8
  153. 9Paragraph 9
  154. 10Paragraph 10
  155. Procedure
  156. 11Paragraph 11
  157. 12Paragraph 12
  158. Delegation
  159. 13Paragraph 13
  160. 14Paragraph 14
  161. 15Paragraph 15
  162. Membership of committees and sub-committees
  163. 16Paragraph 16
  164. Annual reports and accounts
  165. 17Paragraph 17
  166. 18Paragraph 18
  167. 19Paragraph 19
  168. 20Paragraph 20
  169. Application of seal and evidence
  170. 21Paragraph 21
  171. 22Paragraph 22
  172. Disqualification
  173. 23Paragraph 23
  174. Freedom of information
  175. 24Paragraph 24
  176. Schedule 4: Oversight by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
  177. 1Paragraph 1
  178. 2Paragraph 2
  179. 3Paragraph 3
  180. 4Paragraph 4
  181. 5Paragraph 5
  182. 6Paragraph 6
  183. 7Paragraph 7
  184. 8Paragraph 8
  185. 9Paragraph 9
  186. 10Paragraph 10
  187. 11Paragraph 11
  188. 12Paragraph 12
  189. 13Paragraph 13
  190. 14Paragraph 14
  191. 15Paragraph 15
  192. 16Paragraph 16
  193. Schedule 5: Amendments to do with Part 2
  194. Part 1: General amendments
  195. London County Council (General Powers) Act 1920
  196. 1Paragraph 1
  197. Medicines Act 1968
  198. 2Paragraph 2
  199. Video Recordings Act 1984
  200. 3Paragraph 3
  201. London Local Authorities Act 1991
  202. 4Paragraph 4
  203. Value Added Tax Act 1994
  204. 5Paragraph 5
  205. Data Protection Act 1998
  206. 6Paragraph 6 Repealed
  207. Care Standards Act 2000
  208. 7Paragraph 7
  209. 8Paragraph 8
  210. 9Paragraph 9
  211. Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001
  212. 10Paragraph 10
  213. 11Paragraph 11
  214. 12Paragraph 12
  215. 13Paragraph 13
  216. 14Paragraph 14
  217. 15Paragraph 15
  218. 16Paragraph 16
  219. 17Paragraph 17
  220. 18Paragraph 18
  221. 19Paragraph 19
  222. 20Paragraph 20
  223. 21Paragraph 21
  224. 22Paragraph 22
  225. 23Paragraph 23
  226. 24Paragraph 24
  227. 25Paragraph 25
  228. 26Paragraph 26
  229. 27Paragraph 27
  230. Adoption and Children Act 2002
  231. 28Paragraph 28
  232. Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003
  233. 29Paragraph 29
  234. National Health Service Act 2006
  235. 30Paragraph 30
  236. National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006
  237. 31Paragraph 31
  238. Armed Forces Act 2006
  239. 32Paragraph 32
  240. Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006
  241. 33Paragraph 33
  242. 34Paragraph 34
  243. 35Paragraph 35
  244. Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 14)
  245. 36Paragraph 36
  246. Children and Young Persons Act 2008
  247. 37Paragraph 37
  248. Health and Social Care Act 2012
  249. 38Paragraph 38
  250. Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2)
  251. 39Paragraph 39
  252. 40Paragraph 40
  253. 41Paragraph 41
  254. 42Paragraph 42
  255. 43Paragraph 43
  256. 44Paragraph 44
  257. Part 2: Renaming of Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001
  258. 45Paragraph 45
  259. 46Paragraph 46
  260. 47Paragraph 47
  261. 48Paragraph 48