Childcare Act 2006

26Power to require local authority to assess childcare provisionE+W

(1)The Assembly may by regulations require a Welsh local authority to—

(a)prepare assessments at prescribed intervals of the sufficiency of the provision of childcare (whether or not by them) in their area;

(b)review any such assessment prepared by them.

(2)Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision for the manner in which an assessment or review is to be prepared and, in particular, may require the local authority to—

(a)consult such persons, or persons of such a description, as may be prescribed, and

(b)have regard to any guidance given from time to time by the Assembly.

(3)Subsection (5) of section 22 applies for the purposes of this section as it applies for the purposes of that section.