163 Arrangements to promote co-operation: children

163  Arrangements to promote co-operation: children

(1)     Section 25 of the Children Act 2004 (co-operation to improve well-being: Wales) is amended as follows.

(2)     After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)     Each local authority in Wales must also make arrangements to promote co-operation between officers of the authority who exercise its functions.”

(3)     For subsection (2) substitute—

“(2)     The arrangements under subsections (1) and (1A) are to be made with a view to—

(a)     improving the well-being of children within the authority's area, in particular those with needs for care and support;

(b)

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