Member

There is an existing legal requirement. Section 10 of the Children Act 2004 specifies that local authorities must make arrangements to promote co-operation with relevant partners, including local integrated care boards, to improve the well-being of children within their areas, so far as is reasonably practicable, and that will apply to regional care co-operatives when carrying out functions on behalf of local authorities. So we think it is important that ICBs, in their important role with respect to safeguarding, are included in this way.