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 1CHILD POVERTY, PLAY AND PARTICIPATION

CHAPTER 1ERADICATING CHILD POVERTY

Services to tackle child poverty

7Local authority duty to secure the availability of free childcare

(1)

A local authority must secure that childcare of a prescribed description is available free of charge for such periods as may be prescribed for each child of a prescribed description in its area who—

(a)

has attained such age as may be prescribed, but

(b)

is under compulsory school age.

(2)

This duty is subject to the provisions of regulations made under section 10(1)(c).

(3)

In this section “childcare” means—

(a)

child minding or day care within the meaning of Part 2 in respect of which the provider is required to be registered under that Part, or

(b)

care provided by a person of a description approved in accordance with a scheme made by the Welsh Ministers under section 12(5) of the Tax Credits Act 2002 (c. 21).