Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 460
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND
SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND
The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Children’s Rights Director) Regulations 2007
Made
19th February 2007
Laid before Parliament
27th February 2007
Coming into force
1st April 2007
The Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 120(2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006( 1 ), makes the following Regulations:
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Children’s Rights Director) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st April 2007.
Functions of the Children’s Rights Director
2. The following functions are prescribed for the purposes of section 120(2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006(functions of the Children’s Rights Director)—
(a) to advise and assist the Chief Inspector in relation to the Chief Inspector’s duty( 2 ) when performing his functions set out in section 120(3) of that Act to have regard to—
(i) the need to safeguard and promote the rights and welfare of children,
(ii) views expressed by relevant persons( 3 ) about activities within his remit( 4 ),
in particular by ascertaining the views of children (and, where appropriate, their parents) about those activities, and reporting such views to the Chief Inspector; and
(b) to inform the Chief Inspector of any matters in relation to the rights and welfare of children that he considers significant.
Beverley Hughes
Minister of State
Department for Education and Skills
19th February 2007
Section 119(3) specifies the duty of the Chief Inspector when performing his functions; the ambit of that duty for the purposes of this provision is described by sub-paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this provision.
“Relevant persons” is defined in section 117 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (c. 40) .
These activities are those defined in section 117(6)(b) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006.