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Children Act 1989 guidance on private fostering
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 92p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
A private fostering arrangement is defined in s.66 Children Act 1989 and is essentially one that is made privately (that is to say without the involvement of a local authority) for the care of a child under the age of 16 (under 18, if disabled) by someone other than a parent, a person with parental responsibility or close relative with the intention that it should last for 28 days or more. Private foster carers may be from the extended family, such as a cousin or great aunt. However, a person who is a relative under the Children Act 1989 i.e. a grandparent, brother, sister, uncle or aunt (whether of the full or half blood or by marriage or civil partnership) or step-parent will not be a private foster carer.
Adoption: special guardianship: the draft special guardianship (Wales) regulations: draft accompanying guidance: a consultation document
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 70p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
This guidance is issued by the Welsh Assembly Government. It is designed to support the introduction of special guardianship orders introduced under the Children Act 1989 and to provide guidance on the interpretation of the Special Guardianship Wales) Regulations 2004. This guidance is not a complete statement of the law and should be read in conjunction with the Special Guardianship (Wales
Guidance to local authorities: Childcare Act 2006
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2008
- Pagination:
- 68p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The Childcare Act 2006 expands and clarifies in legislation the vital role Local Authorities play as strategic leaders in the provision of childcare locally. The Childcare Act reinforces the framework within which Local Authorities already work – in partnership with the private, voluntary, independent, community and maintained sector – to shape and secure children’s services, and focuses in particular on the provision of: sufficient, sustainable and flexible childcare that is responsive to parents’ needs; and information, advice and assistance to parents, prospective parents and those with parental responsibility or care of a child, relating to childcare.
National minimum standards for adult placement schemes
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 36p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
Sets out the National Minimum Standards under section 23 of the Care Standards Act 2000 in relation to adult placement schemes.
The housing and socio-economic circumstances of black and minority ethnic people in Wales
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2003
- Pagination:
- 97p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The Race Relations (Amendment) Act 2000 places new duties on local authorities and the Welsh Assembly Government to ensure that the needs of Black and minority ethnic people are addressed as services are planned and delivered. In the housing field, the Assembly Government published a Black and Minority Ethnic Housing Strategy Action Plan for Wales in September 2002. This requires all local authorities and Registered Social Landlords to develop policies which take explicit account of the needs of Black and minority ethnic people in their localities. To do this effectively, and to monitor change over time, a reliable and comprehensive profile of Black and minority ethnic people in Wales is needed.
The Mental Health (Wales) Measure
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2010
- Pagination:
- 5p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The Mental Health (Wales) Measure has been laid before the National Assembly for Wales, and if enacted will make a number of important changes to the legislative arrangements in respect of the assessment and treatment of people with mental health problems. The purpose of this briefing sheet is to provide general information about those changes, explain how interested parties can become involved in shaping the legislation, and explain how the Welsh Assembly Government intends that the legislation will be implemented. The Measure has five broad policy intentions. The first is to provide assessment of a person’s mental health and, where appropriate, provide treatment for their mental ill-health within primary care. The second is to create statutory requirements around care and treatment planning and care coordination for all persons receiving care and treatment with secondary mental health services. The third is to require secondary mental health services to have in place arrangements to ensure the provision of timely access to assessment for previous service users. The fourth is to extend the group of qualifying patients under the Mental Health Act 1983 entitled to receive support from an Independent Mental Health Advocate (IMHA), and the final intention is to enable all patients receiving care and treatment for mental health problems in hospital to have access to independent and specialist mental health advocacy.
Disability Discrimination Act 2005: the duty on public bodies to promote disability equality
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2006
- Pagination:
- 8p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 amended the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and introduced a new duty on all public authorities which includes all NHS Bodies in Wales. It means that NHS Trusts and Local Health Boards (LHBs) and other NHS organisations must, when carrying out their functions, have due regard to the need to promote disability equality. The new duty came into force on 5 December 2006. NHS Trusts and LHBs will be aware that they are also subject to a number of specific duties, including a requirement to have published a Disability Equality Scheme (DES) by 4th December 2006.
Accessing information from Inland Revenue to assist with enquiries about a child's safety and welfare
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2005
- Pagination:
- 2p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
...of the strict confidentiality laws that exist to protect the privacy of data provided by the Inland Revenue’s customers.
Review of the implementation of homelessness legislation
- Author:
- WALES. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publisher:
- Wales. Welsh Assembly Government
- Publication year:
- 2004
- Pagination:
- 84p.
- Place of publication:
- Cardiff
The current legislative framework for homelessness is set out in the Housing Act 1996 which has been amended by the Homelessness Act 2002. The Housing Act 1996 sets out the duties of local authorities in relation to those presenting to them as homeless or potentially homeless, including the provision of advice and information, temporary and permanent accommodation, and appropriate support. The legislation nsets out the ‘tests’ that individuals have to pass to be accepted as statutorily homeless by a local authority and therefore owed the full re-housing duty.