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Local Safeguarding Children BoardsTable of ContentsContentExplanatory NotesImpact AssessmentsMore ResourcesPrevious: CrossheadingNext: CrossheadingPlain ViewPrint OptionsWhat VersionLatest available (Revised)Original (As enacted)Advanced FeaturesShow Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland)Show Timeline of Changes Opening OptionsOpen whole ActOpen Act without schedulesOpen Schedules onlyMore ResourcesOriginal Print PDFView moreChanges over time for: Cross Heading: Local Safeguarding Children BoardsAlternative versions:01/03/2005 - Amendment01/04/2006 - Amendment01/04/2008 - Amendment26/01/2009 - Amendment01/04/2010 - Amendment05/05/2010 - Amendment01/04/2013 - Amendment15/04/2013 - Amendment03/07/2013 - Amendment20/03/2015 - AmendmentChanges to legislation:Children Act 2004, Cross Heading: Local Safeguarding Children Boards is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 22 July 2017. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.Changes to LegislationRevised legislation carried on this site may not be fully up to date. Changes and effects are recorded by our editorial team in lists which can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area. Where those effects have yet to be applied to the text of the legislation by the editorial team they are also listed alongside the legislation in the affected provisions. Use the ‘more’ link to open the changes and effects relevant to the provision you are viewing.Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:Changes and effectsThis section lists the changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act, associated Parts and Chapters where applicable. This includes any insertions of whole new Parts, Chapters or provisions yet to be inserted into this Act. These effects are included in this view as they may be (but won’t necessarily be) relevant to the specific provision that you are viewing.Whole provisions yet to be inserted into this Act (including any effects on those provisions):s. 16A and cross-heading inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 12s. 16B inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 13s. 16C inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 14s. 16D inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 15s. 16E inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 16s. 16F inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 17s. 16G inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 18s. 16H inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 19s. 16I inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 20s. 16J inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 21s. 16K inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 22s. 16L inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 23s. 16M and cross-heading inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 24s. 16N inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 25s. 16O inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 26s. 16P inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 27s. 16Q inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 28s. 26(1AA) inserted by 2014 anaw 4 s. 14(4) (This amendment not applied to legislation.gov.uk. S. 26 already repealed (1.4.2016) by 2015 anaw 2, s. 56(2), Sch. 4 para. 13; S.I. 2016/86, art. 3)s. 50(7) inserted by 2017 c. 16 s. 33(1)Local Safeguarding Children BoardsE+W13Establishment of LSCBsE+W(1)Each [F1local authority] in England must establish a Local Safeguarding Children Board for their area.
(2)A Board established under this section must include such representative or representatives of—
(a)the authority by which it is established, and
(b)each Board partner of that authority,
(3)For the purposes of this section each of the following is a Board partner of a [F1local authority] in England—
(b)the chief officer of police for a police area any part of which falls within the area of the authority;
[F2(ca)the Secretary of State in relation to his functions under sections 2 and 3 of the Offender Management Act 2007, so far as they are exercisable in relation to England;
(cb)any provider of probation services that is required by arrangements under section 3(2) of the Offender Management Act 2007 to act as a Board partner of the authority;]
[F3(da)the National Health Service Commissioning Board;]
[F4(db)any clinical commissioning group for an area any part of which falls within the area of the authority;]
(f)an NHS trust and an NHS foundation trust all or most of whose hospitals, establishments and facilities are situated in the area of the authority;
(g)a person providing services [F6in pursuance of section 68 of the Education and Skills Act 2008] in any part of the area of the authority;
(h)the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service;
(i)the governor of any secure training centre in the area of the authority (or, in the case of a contracted out secure training centre, its director);
[F7(ia)the principal of a secure college in the area of the authority;]
(j)the governor of any prison in the area of the authority which ordinarily detains children (or, in the case of a contracted out prison, its director).
(4)A [F1local authority] in England must take reasonable steps to ensure that the Local Safeguarding Children Board established by them includes representatives of relevant persons and bodies of such descriptions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State in regulations.
(5)A Local Safeguarding Children Board established under this section may also include representatives of such other relevant persons or bodies as the authority by which it is established consider, after consulting their Board partners, should be represented on it.
[F8(5A)A [F1local authority] in England must take reasonable steps to ensure that the Local Safeguarding Children Board established by them also includes two persons who appear to the authority to be representative of persons living in the authority's area.
(5B)An authority may pay remuneration, allowances and expenses to persons who are included by virtue of subsection (5A) in a Local Safeguarding Children Board established by them.]
(6)For the purposes of subsections (4) and (5), relevant persons and bodies are persons and bodies of any nature exercising functions or engaged in activities relating to children in the area of the authority in question.
(7)In the establishment and operation of a Local Safeguarding Children Board under this section—
(a)the authority establishing it must co-operate with each of their Board partners; and
(b)each Board partner must co-operate with the authority.
(8)Two or more [F9local authorities] in England may discharge their respective duties under subsection (1) by establishing a Local Safeguarding Children Board for their combined area (and where they do so, any reference in this section or sections 14 to 16 to the authority establishing the Board shall be read as a reference to the authorities establishing it).
Annotations:Annotations are used to give authority for changes and other effects on the legislation you are viewing and to convey editorial information. They appear at the foot of the relevant provision or under the associated heading. Annotations are categorised by annotation type, such as F-notes for textual amendments and I-notes for commencement information (a full list can be found in the Editorial Practice Guide). Each annotation is identified by a sequential reference number. For F-notes, M-notes and X-notes, the number also appears in bold superscript at the relevant location in the text. All annotations contain links to the affecting legislation.Amendments (Textual)F1Words in Pt. 2 substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), arts. 1, 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 55(2)F2S. 13(3)(ca)(cb) inserted (1.4.2008) by Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21), ss. 39, 41(1), Sch. 3 para. 4(4); S.I. 2008/504, art. 3F3S. 13(3)(da) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 131(a); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)F4S. 13(3)(db) inserted (1.4.2013) by Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 131(b); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)F5S. 13(3)(e) omitted (1.4.2013) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 5 para. 131(c); S.I. 2013/160, art. 2(2) (with arts. 7-9)F6Words in s. 13(3)(g) substituted (26.1.2009) by Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25), ss. 169(1), 173(4), Sch. 1 para. 85; S.I. 2008/3077, art. 4F7S. 13(3)(ia) inserted (20.3.2015) by Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (c. 2), s. 95(1), Sch. 9 para. 15; S.I. 2015/778, art. 2(1)(c)F8S. 13(5A)(5B) inserted (1.4.2010) by Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22), ss. 196(2), 269; S.I. 2010/303, art. 3, Sch. 2F9Words in Pt. 2 substituted (5.5.2010) by The Local Education Authorities and Children's Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1158), arts. 1, 5(1), Sch. 2 para. 55(2)Commencement InformationI1S. 13 not in force at Royal Assent see s. 67(2); s. 13 in force for E. for certain purposes at 1.3.2005 by S.I. 2005/394, art. 2(1); s. 13 otherwise in force at 1.4.2006 by S.I. 2006/927, art. 2(a)14Functions and procedure of LSCBsE+W(1)The objective of a Local Safeguarding Children Board established under section 13 is—
(a)to co-ordinate what is done by each person or body represented on the Board [F10by virtue of section 13(2), (4) or (5)] for the purposes of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children in the area of the authority by which it is established; and
(b)to ensure the effectiveness of what is done by each such person or body for those purposes.
(2)A Local Safeguarding Children Board established under section 13 is to have such functions in relation to its objective as the Secretary of State may by regulations prescribe (which may in particular include functions of review or investigation).
(3)The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision as to the procedures to be followed by a Local Safeguarding Children Board established under section 13.
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(2)The Board must submit a copy of the report to the local Children's Trust Board.
(a)the local area of a Local Safeguarding Children Board is the area of the [F12local authority] that established the Board;
(b)the local Children's Trust Board, in relation to a Local Safeguarding Children Board, is the Children's Trust Board established for the Board's local area.]
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(7)A Local Safeguarding Children Board must have regard to any guidance given to it by the Secretary of State in connection with the exercise of its functions under this section.]
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(2)Any person or body specified in subsection (3) may provide staff, goods, services, accommodation or other resources for purposes connected with a Local Safeguarding Children Board established under section 13.
(3)The persons and bodies referred to in subsections (1) and (2) are—
(a)the [F14local authority] in England by which the Board is established;
(b)any person who is a Board partner of the authority under section 13(3)(a) to (h);
(c)in a case where the governor of a secure training centre or prison [F15or the principal of a [F16directly managed] secure college] is a Board partner of the authority, the Secretary of State; and
(d)in a case where the director of a contracted out secure training centre or prison [F17or the principal of a contracted-out secure college ] is a Board partner of the authority, the contractor.
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(2)A [F20local authority] in England and each of their Board partners must, in exercising their functions relating to a Local Safeguarding Children Board, have regard to any guidance given to them for the purpose by the Secretary of State.
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