PART 7SAFEGUARDING
Safeguarding Children Boards and Safeguarding Adults Boards
141Procedure for orders under section 140
1
Before making an order under section 140, the Welsh Ministers must consult—
a
each Safeguarding Board partner for the Safeguarding Board area to which the proposed order relates,
b
the Secretary of State, and
c
such other persons as the Welsh Ministers consider appropriate,
on the proposed draft order.
2
The Welsh Ministers must—
a
allow those persons a period of at least 12 weeks to submit comments on the proposed draft order,
b
consider any comments submitted within that period, and
c
publish a summary of those comments.
3
If, following that consultation, the Welsh Ministers wish to proceed with the making of an order under section 140, they must lay a draft order before the National Assembly for Wales.
4
A draft order laid under subsection (3)—
a
must be accompanied by a statement of the Welsh Ministers giving details of any differences between the draft order consulted on under subsection (1) and the draft order laid under subsection (3), and
b
may not be approved by a resolution of the National Assembly for Wales in accordance with section 196(6) until after the expiry of the period of 60 days beginning with the day on which the draft order is laid.