New Clause 20
Children and Young Persons Bill [Lords]
2:30 pm
Duty to consider children’s views in service improvement
‘After section 22 of the 1989 Act insert—
“22H Children’s views in service improvement
(1) Each local authority shall establish a Children in Care Council or other collective mechanism to ascertain the views of children they are looking after about the services these children are receiving.
(2) Regulations shall prescribe the functions, composition, powers and resources of the Children in Care Council or other mechanism.
(3) The director of the children’s services and lead member for children’s services shall give due consideration to the views expressed by the members of the Children in Care Council or other collective mechanism.
(4) The director of children’s services and lead member for children’s services shall report annually to the Children in Care Council or other mechanism on the steps they have taken in response to the views expressed by its members.”’.—[Annette Brooke.]