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UK Law Reference
All sections of Children and Social Work Act 2017
2017 c. 16, s.64

Section 64 — Review by independent person

This version in force from 2019-12-02

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 .

(1) The Secretary of State must commission an independent person to—

(a) review the operation of this Part during the review period, and

(b) send a report to the Secretary of State on the findings of the review.

(2) In carrying out the review the independent person must consult representatives of social workers in England and anyone else that the person considers appropriate.

(3) On receiving the report the Secretary of State must lay it before Parliament.

(4) The Secretary of State must also lay before Parliament a response to the report.

(5) The review period is 5 years beginning with the day on which section 39(1) comes fully into force.