Part 1Children and schools

Local Safeguarding Children Boards

10Review by Chief Inspector of performance of LSCBs in England

After section 15 of CA 2004 (funding of LSCBs in England) there is inserted—

15AReview of LSCBs’ performance of functions

1

The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the Chief Inspector to conduct a review of the performance of specified functions by a Local Safeguarding Children Board established under section 13.

2

The regulations may allow or require the Chief Inspector to conduct a review, or may require the Chief Inspector to do so in specified circumstances.

3

They may in particular make provision—

a

about reports to be made on completion of a review;

b

requiring or facilitating the sharing or production of information for the purposes of a review.

4

In this section—

  • “the Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills;

  • “specified” means specified in regulations under this section.