The Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013

Made: 10 January 2013

The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 74(2) and 75(3) of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010[^f00001], make the following Order:

Title and Interpretation

1

• (1) The title of this Order is the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013.

• (2) In this Order “local authority area” (“ardal awdurdod lleol”) means that geographical area of Wales for which a local authority has responsibility.

Commencement in specified areas on 1 February 2013

2

• (1) The provisions of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 specified in paragraph (2) come into force on 1 February 2013 in relation to the following local authority areas—

• (a) Neath Port Talbot;

• (b) Bridgend; and

• (c) Swansea.

• (2) The provisions are—

• (a) section 57 (establishment of integrated family support teams);

• (b) section 58 (functions of integrated family support teams) with the exception of subsections (2) and (6)(b), (c) and (d);

• (c) section 59 (resources for integrated family support teams);

• (d) section 60(2) (composition of integrated family support teams);

• (e) section 61 (establishment of integrated family support boards);

• (f) section 62(1) (objectives of integrated family support boards);

• (g) section 64 (annual reports on integrated family support teams);

• (h) section 65 (guidance about integrated family support teams).

Signed

Gwenda Thomas — Deputy Minister for Children and Social Services, under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 10 January 2013

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into effect provisions in Part 3 of the Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (“the Measure”) in relation to three local authority areas.

The provisions are already in force in relation to the local authority areas of Cardiff, the Vale of Glamorgan, Carmarthen, Ceredigion, Merthyr Tydfil, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Rhondda Cynon Taff Powys and Wrexham. This Order brings the provisions into force in relation to three further local authority areas, namely Neath Port Talbot, Bridgend and Swansea on 1st February 2013.

The provisions brought into force place a duty on local authorities to establish an integrated family support team (“IFS team”) in their area. A local health board whose area corresponds to the local authority’s area must participate in the establishment of the team.

The provisions also set out the kinds of cases that can be referred to an IFS team and requires authorities to establish a board to oversee the team. Only paragraph (a) of section 58(6) of the Measure is commenced, therefore, an IFS team is only able to receive referrals in relation to families where a parent is dependent on alcohol or drugs.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2010 nawm 1.