Relevant duty of care

I17Child-protection and probation functions

1

A duty of care to which this section applies is not a “relevant duty of care” unless it falls within section 2(1)(a), (b) or (d).

2

This section applies to any duty of care that a local authority or other public authority owes in respect of the exercise by it of functions conferred by or under—

a

Parts 4 and 5 of the Children Act 1989 (c. 41),

b

Part 2 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36), or

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the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011,

c

Parts 5 and 6 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)).

3

This section also applies to any duty of care that a local probation board F1, a provider of probation services or other public authority owes in respect of the exercise by it of functions conferred by or under—

a

Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c. 43),

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section 13 of the Offender Management Act 2007 (c. 21),

b

section 27 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c. 49), or

c

Article 4 of the Probation Board (Northern Ireland) Order 1982 (S.I. 1982/713 (N.I. 10)).

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This section also applies to any duty of care that a provider of probation services owes in respect of the carrying out by it of activities in pursuance of arrangements under section 3 of the Offender Management Act 2007.