Article 4 Amendment of section 65 of the Children Act 2004I1

Section 65(1) of the Children Act 2004^f1 is amended as follows.

Omit the definitions of “children’s services authority in England” and “children’s services authority in Wales”.

At the appropriate place insert—

• ““local authority” means—

  1. (a)

     a local authority in England;

  2. (b)

     a local authority in Wales;

• “local authority in England” means—

  1. (a)

     a county council in England;

  2. (b)

     a metropolitan district council;

  3. (c)

     a non-metropolitan district council for an area for which there is no county council;

  4. (d)

     a London Borough council;

  5. (e)

     the Common Council of the City of London (in their capacity as a local authority);

  6. (f)

     the Council of the Isles of Scilly;

• “local authority in Wales” means—

  1. (a)

     a county council in Wales;

  2. (b)

     a county borough council;”.