194 Children's Trust Boards

194  Children's Trust Boards

(1)     Part 2 of the Children Act 2004 (c 31) (children's services in England) is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (5).

(2)     After section 12 insert—

“Children's Trust Boards

12A Establishment of CTBs

(1)     Arrangements made by a children's services authority in England under section 10 must include arrangements for the establishment of a Children's Trust Board for their area.

(2)     A Children's Trust Board must include a representative of each of the following—

(a)     the establishing authority;

(b)     each of the establishing authority's relevant partners (subject to subsection (4)).

(3)     A Children's Trust Board may also include any other persons or bodies that the establishing authority, after consulting each of their relevant partners, think appropriate.

(4)     A Children's Trust Board need not include any of the establishing authority's relevant partners who are of a description prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.

(5)     Subsection (2) does not require a Children's Trust Board to include a separate representative for each of the persons or bodies mentioned in subsection (2)(a) and (b).

(6)     Where two or more children's services authorities jointly make arrangements under section 10 for the establishment of a

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