Neath Port Talbot Council for Voluntary Service

Orders to remove the terms ‘Local Education Authority’ and ‘Children’s Services Authority’ from primary and secondary legislation and replacing with ‘Local Authority’

The Welsh Assembly Government has notified us that from 5 May 2010, the terms ‘Local Education Authority’ and ‘Children’s Services Authority’ have been repealed and replaced by the single term ‘Local Authority’ in both primary and secondary legislation. This simply brings the legislation in line with current policy and practice and will not change its substantive meaning.

The Welsh Local Government Association was consulted on the planned changes to legislation and gave a positive response.

The relevant Parliamentary Orders are ‘The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authority (Integration of Functions) Order 2010’ and  ‘The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) (Local and Subordinate Legislation) Order 2010’.  In addition, ‘The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) (Wales) Order 2010’ amends the references in Measures of the National Assembly and ‘The Local Education Authorities (Integration of Functions) (Subordinate Legislation) (Wales) Order 2010’, the references in secondary legislation that applies in relation to Wales only.
Hyperlinks to the relevant Orders are provided below:

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/uksi_20101158_en_1

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/uksi_20101172_en_1

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/wales/wsi2010/wsi_20101148_en_1

http://www.opsi.gov.uk/legislation/wales/wsi2010/wsi_20101142_en_1

In 2008, Contact a Family carried out a survey into the financial situation of families with disabled children which revealed some shocking results. This year, the organisation has issued a similar survey to examine whether and to what extent circumstances have changed for these families. For more information go to the cafamily website.