Legislation – Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010

PART 1
CHILD POVERTY, PLAY AND PARTICIPATION

CHAPTER 1 ERADICATING CHILD POVERTY

1 Broad aims for contributing to the eradication of child poverty

2 Strategies for contributing to the eradication of child poverty

3 Strategies prepared by the Welsh Ministers

4 Strategies prepared by local authorities …

5 Strategies prepared by other Welsh authorities

6 The Welsh authorities

7 Local authority duty to secure the availability of free childcare

8 Parental support services: powers of a local authority

9 Health support services: powers of a local authority

10 Regulations about services to tackle child poverty

CHAPTER 2 PLAY AND PARTICIPATION

11 Local authority duties in respect of play opportunities for children

12 Participation of children in local authority decision making

CHAPTER 3 INSPECTION, GUIDANCE AND DIRECTIONS

14 Powers of entry

15 Powers of inspection

16 Power to require information

PART 2
CHILD MINDING AND DAY CARE FOR CHILDREN

19 Meaning of “child minding” and “day care for children”

20 Register of child minders

21 Duty of child minders to register

22 Register of providers of day care for children

23 Duty of day care providers to register

24 Applications for registration: child minding

25 Prescribed requirements for registration as a child minder

26 Applications for registration: day care for children

27 Prescribed requirements for registration of providers of day care for children

28 Entry on the register and certificates

29 Conditions on registration

30 Regulations governing activities

31 Cancellation of registration

32 Suspension of registration

33 Voluntary removal from the register

34 Protection of children in an emergency: cancellation of registration

35 Protection of children in an emergency: changes to conditions

36 Procedure for taking certain steps

38 Disqualification from registration

39 Consequences of disqualification

41 Powers of entry

42 Powers of inspection

43 Power of constable to assist in exercising powers of entry

44 Supply of information to the Welsh Ministers

45 Supply of information to local authorities

46 Offence of making false or misleading statement

47 Penalty notices

48 Penalty notices: supplementary provisions

49 Time limit for proceedings

50 Offences by bodies corporate

51 Unincorporated associations

52 Functions of local authorities

54 Co-operation between authorities

56 Death of registered person

PART 3
INTEGRATED FAMILY SUPPORT TEAMS

57 Establishment of integrated family support teams

58 Functions of integrated family support teams

59 Resources for integrated family support teams

60 Composition of integrated family support teams

61 Establishment of integrated family support boards

62 Functions of integrated family support boards

63 Regulations about integrated family support teams and boards

64 Annual reports on integrated family support teams

65 Guidance about integrated family support teams

PART 4
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

66 Family social work standards officers

67 Children’s needs arising from community care needs of their parents

68 Children’s needs arising from the health conditions of their parents

69 Social services functions

71 General interpretation

72 Minor and consequential amendments

74 Orders and regulations

75 Commencement

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

SCHEDULE 2 REPEALS

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PART 2CHILD MINDING AND DAY CARE FOR CHILDREN

Registration of day care for children

22Register of providers of day care for children

The Welsh Ministers must maintain a register (“the day care for children register”) of all persons who are registered to provide day care for children under this Part and of the premises on which they are authorised to provide it under this Part.

23Duty of day care providers to register

(1)

A person must not provide day care for children on any premises in Wales unless that person is registered to provide day care for children on those premises by the Welsh Ministers under this Part.

(2)

A person who contravenes subsection (1) without reasonable excuse commits an offence.

(3)

A person guilty of an offence under subsection (2) is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.