The Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Children’s Rights Director) Regulations 2007

• Citation: S.I. 2007/460
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills (Children’s Rights Director) Regulations 2007 and come into force on 1st April 2007.

Section 2 Functions of the Children’s Rights Director

The following functions are prescribed for the purposes of section 120(2) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (functions of the Children’s Rights Director)—

(a) to advise and assist the Chief Inspector in relation to the Chief Inspector’s duty when performing his functions set out in section 120(3) of that Act to have regard to—

(i) the need to safeguard and promote the rights and welfare of children,

(ii) views expressed by relevant persons about activities within his remit ,

in particular by ascertaining the views of children (and, where appropriate, their parents) about those activities, and reporting such views to the Chief Inspector; and

(b) to inform the Chief Inspector of any matters in relation to the rights and welfare of children that he considers significant.