- Enforced by
- Ofsted
- Status
- Amended (in force with amendments)
- Penalty ceiling
- Prosecution 1 of 11 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 10 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Does it bind you?
Business-side roles with duties under this instrument.
Any Person4
Employer2
Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.
Other Acts binding the same actors
If a role above is yours, these are the other instruments that most often bind it.
Any Person — also bound by 2340 other Acts
Human Medicines Regulations 2012
184 duties
Merchant Shipping Act 1995
144 duties
Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016
104 duties
Communications Act 2003
92 duties
Road Traffic Act 1988
92 duties
Employer — also bound by 682 other Acts
What it requires
Sections creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1
Children’s Commissioner
2 of 18 sections shown
s.002
Involving children in the discharge of the primary function
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Children's Commissioner must involve children in its primary function workCrown / Minister / Government department
s.007
Advisory board
Regulated
- Extract a structured business obligation from the legislative provision.Employer
16 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.002
United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
s.002
Primary function: reports
s.002
Provision of advice and assistance to certain children in England
s.002
Powers to enter premises to conduct interviews or observe standards
s.002
Provision of information to Commissioner
s.007
Business plans
s.008
Children in England living away from home or receiving social care
Part 2
Children’s services in England
6 of 47 sections shown
s.016
Events to be notified to the Panel
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must notify Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel of child death or serious harmLocal authority
s.016
Information
Regulated
- Provide information requested by the Child Safeguarding Practice Review PanelAny Person
s.016
Further provision about arrangements
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Publish and implement child safeguarding arrangements and report annuallyLocal authority
s.016
Information
Regulated
- Comply with safeguarding partners' information requestsAny Person
s.016
Duty to share information
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Child safeguarding bodies must share child welfare informationLocal authority
s.016
Information
Regulated
- Provide information requested by child death review partnersAny Person
41 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.009
Targets for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
s.012
Establishment of CTBs
s.012
Functions and procedures of CTBs
s.012
Funding of CTBs
s.012
Supply of information to CTBs
s.014
LSCBs: annual reports
s.014
Supply of information requested by LSCBs
s.015
Review of LSCBs' performance of functions
s.016
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
s.016
Functions of the Panel
s.016
Local arrangements for safeguarding and promoting welfare of children
s.016
Section 16E arrangements: multi-agency child protection teams
s.016
Multi-agency child protection teams: co-operation
s.016
Local child safeguarding practice reviews
s.016
Funding
s.016
Combining safeguarding partner areas and delegating functions
s.016
Guidance by Secretary of State
s.016
Interpretation of sections 16E to 16K
s.016
Information standards
s.016
Consistent identifiers for children
s.016
Consistent identifiers for children: code of practice
s.016
Child death reviews
s.016
Funding
s.016
Combining child death review partner areas and delegating functions
s.016
Guidance and interpretation
s.017
Children and young people's plans: implementation
Part 3
Children’s services in Wales
0 of 11 sections shown11 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.032
Supply of information requested by LSCBs in Wales
Part 4
Advisory and support services for family proceedings
1 of 9 sections shown
s.039
Protection of children (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
- Check applicants against barred lists before childcare appointmentsEmployer
8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Part 5
Miscellaneous
2 of 21 sections shown
s.052
Duty of local authorities to promote educational achievement (opens in a new tab)
Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must promote educational achievement of looked-after childrenLocal authority
s.063
Disclosure of information by Inland Revenue (opens in a new tab)
Prosecution
- Unlawfully disclose HMRC child welfare informationAny Person
Unlimited fine
19 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.050
Intervention – Wales
Part 6
General
0 of 6 sections shown6 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
Schedules
Schedules
0 of 55 shown55 other schedules
s.sch001
(1) The Children’s Commissioner is to be a corporation sole....
s.sch001
For the purposes of the law of defamation—
s.sch001
In the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c....
s.sch001
In the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 24),...
s.sch001
In the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 (c. 25),...
s.sch001
(1) The Children’s Commissioner may do anything which appears to...
s.sch001
(1) The Children’s Commissioner is to be appointed by the...
s.sch001
(1) Where there is a vacancy in the office of...
s.sch001
The Secretary of State must— (a) pay the Children’s Commissioner...
s.sch001
(1) The Children’s Commissioner may appoint any staff he considers...
s.sch001
(1) In the Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11), in Schedule...
s.sch001
The Secretary of State may make payments to the Children’s...
s.sch001
(1) The Children’s Commissioner must— (a) keep proper accounting records;...
s.sch001
(1) A document purporting to be duly executed under the...
s.sch002
In section 96 of the Children and Young Persons Act...
s.sch002
(1) The Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 is amended...
s.sch002
In section 2 of the Local Government and Housing Act...
s.sch002
(1) The Education Act 1996 is amended as follows.
s.sch002
(1) The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 is amended as...
s.sch002
In section 4C of the Protection of Children Act 1999...
s.sch002
(1) The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 is...
s.sch002
In section 322 of the Criminal Justice Act 2003 (individual...
s.sch003
In section 26 of the Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts...
s.sch003
In section 42 (rights of officers of the Service), in...
s.sch003
In section 105(1) (interpretation), at the end insert— “Welsh family...
s.sch003
The Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 is amended...
s.sch003
In section 12 (principal functions of CAFCASS), in subsection (1),...
s.sch003
In paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 (members of CAFCASS), for...
s.sch003
The Adoption and Children Act 2002 is amended as follows....
s.sch003
(1) Section 102 (officers of the Service) is amended as...
s.sch003
In section 103 (rights of officers of the Service), in...
s.sch003
In section 21 of the Sexual Offences Act 2003 (positions...
s.sch003
The Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 is amended as...
s.sch003
In sections 6(a) and 21(a) (reports), after “an officer of...
s.sch003
In section 27 (interpretation), after subsection (5) insert—
s.sch003
The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.
s.sch003
In section 7 (welfare reports), in subsections (1)(a) and (b)...
s.sch003
In section 16 (family assistance orders), in subsection (1), after...
s.sch003
(1) Section 26 (review of cases etc) is amended as...
s.sch003
(1) Section 41 (representation of child) is amended as follows....
s.sch004
Part 10A of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) is...
s.sch004
(1) In section 79B(3)(d) and (4)(d), for “by the registration...
s.sch004
(1) In section 79E(2), at the end insert—
s.sch004
(1) In section 79G(1), for “an annual fee” substitute “...
s.sch004
In Schedule 9A, in paragraph 4(3A)— (a) after “disqualified for...
s.sch004
In section 79B(4)— (a) for paragraphs (a) and (b) substitute—...
s.sch004
In Schedule 9A, after paragraph 2 insert— (1) Part XA does not apply to provision of day...
s.sch004
In Schedule 9A, in paragraph 4(4)— (a) after “or be”...
s.sch004
In Schedule 9A, after paragraph 5 insert— Provision of day...
s.schedule/5/part/1/paragraph/wrapper1n2
These repeals come into force— (a) so far as relating...
s.schedule/5/part/2/paragraph/wrapper2n2
These repeals come into force— (a) so far as relating...
s.schedule/5/part/3/paragraph/wrapper3n2
This repeal comes into force— (a) so far as relating...
s.schedule/5/part/4/paragraph/wrapper4n2
These repeals come into force— (a) so far as relating...
s.schedule/5/part/5/paragraph/wrapper5n2
This repeal comes into force at the same time as...
s.schedule/5/part/6/paragraph/wrapper6n2
These repeals come into force at the same time as...
Help complying
Guvnor’s practical routes through this instrument.
Childcare Ofsted compliance quick check
Rapid compliance audit for Ofsted-registered childcare providers
Handling a safeguarding concern in your childcare setting
Step-by-step guidance for childcare providers responding to a safeguarding concern about a child or staff member
Responding to an Ofsted inspection concern or inadequate rating
What to do if your childcare setting receives Requires Improvement or Inadequate from Ofsted
Safeguarding and Child Protection for Childcare Providers
Creating and implementing safeguarding policies for childcare settings. Covers the designated safeguarding lead role, recognising abuse, reporting procedures, Prevent duty, and staff …
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