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UK Law Reference
All sections of Children and Social Work Act 2017
2017 c. 16, s.22

Section 22 — Guidance by Secretary of State

This version in force from 2018-06-29

Snapshot: 2026-08-24

Reproduced from legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Amendments made after 2026-08-24 may not be reflected — always check the official text .

After section 16J of the Children Act 2004 (inserted by section 21 of this Act) insert—Guidance by Secretary of State16K (1) The safeguarding partners and relevant agencies for a local authority area in England must have regard to any guidance given by the Secretary of State in connection with functions conferred on them by sections 16E to 16J. (2) Guidance given by the Secretary of State in connection with functions conferred by section 16F may include guidance about— (a) circumstances in which it may be appropriate for a serious child safeguarding case to be reviewed; (b) matters to be taken into account in deciding whether a review is making satisfactory progress or whether a report is of satisfactory quality.