The Legislative Reform (Annual Review of Local Authorities) Order 2012

• Citation: S.I. 2012/1879
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Legislative Reform (Annual Review of Local Authorities) Order 2012 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

Section 2 Interpretation

In this Order “ the Act ” means the Education and Inspections Act 2006 .

Section 3 Repeal of duty to review local authorities annually

Section 138 of the Act (annual reviews of local authorities in England) is repealed.

Section 4 Consequential amendments

(1) In section 120(3)(c) of the Act (Children’s Rights Director), omit “and review” (in both places).

(2) In the heading to Chapter 4 of Part 8 of the Act, omit “and Review”.

(3) In the italic cross-heading above section 136 of the Act, omit the words “and annual reviews”.

(4) In section 139 of the Act (power of entry) —

(a) in subsection (1), omit paragraph (b) and the “and” immediately before it; and

(b) in subsection (2), omit “or review”.

(5) In section 140 of the Act (power to inspect documents, etc )—

(a) in subsection (1), omit paragraph (b) and the “and” immediately before it; and

(b) in subsection (2) —

(i) in the opening words omit “or review”; and

(ii) in paragraph (a)(i), omit “or reviewed”.

(6) In paragraph 1(9B)(r) of Schedule 4 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (regulated activity), for the words “or a review” to the end, substitute “of that Act (inspections of local authorities in England)”.