Legislation – Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010

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Introduction

PART 1
CHILD POVERTY, PLAY AND PARTICIPATION

CHAPTER 1 ERADICATING CHILD POVERTY

Broad aims

1 Broad aims for contributing to the eradication of child poverty

Strategies

2 trategies for contributing to the eradication of child poverty

3 Strategies prepared by the Welsh Ministers

4 Strategies prepared by local authorities (children’s services authorities)

5 Strategies prepared by other Welsh authorities

The Welsh authorities

6 The Welsh authorities

Services to tackle child poverty

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

Play opportunities

11 Local authority duties in respect of play opportunities for children

Participation

12 Participation of children in local authority decision making

CHAPTER 3 INSPECTION, GUIDANCE AND DIRECTIONS

Inspection

13 Inspection

14 Powers of entry

15 Powers of inspection

16 Power to require information

Guidance and directions

17 Guidance

18 Directions

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

37 Appeals

38 Disqualification from registration

39 Consequences of disqualification

40 Inspection

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

53 Fees

54 Co-operation between authorities

55 Notices

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

70 Guidance

71 General interpretation

72 Minor and consequential amendments

73 Repeals

74 Orders and regulations

75 Commencement

76 Short title

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1 MINOR AND CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS

SCHEDULE 2 REPEALS

PART 4MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

General

70Guidance

(1)

This section has effect in relation to any guidance issued by the Welsh Ministers under this Measure to bodies that must have regard to it.

(2)

The Welsh Ministers—

(a)

may give guidance to bodies generally or to one or more particular bodies;

(b)

may issue different guidance to or in respect of different bodies;

(c)

must, before they issue guidance, consult the bodies that must have regard to the guidance;

(d)

must publish the guidance.