Part 1: Children Chapter 2: Safeguarding of children Section 12: Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
This section adds a new section 16A into the Children Act 2004. References to subsections below are to subsections in that new section.
	Subsection (1) imposes a duty on the Secretary of State to establish a Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel.
	Subsection (2) allows the Secretary of State the discretion to make any arrangements that she considers appropriate for the establishment of the Panel. Further details are set out in subsection (6).
	Subsection (3) gives the Secretary of State the power to appoint members of the Panel including a chairperson. Subsection (4) allows the Secretary of State to set a particular appointment period should she choose to do so for the Panel members. Subsection (5) gives the Secretary of State the power to remove the chair or member appointed if she is satisfied that they have become unfit or unable to discharge their functions or have behaved in a way not compatible with continuing in office.
	Subsection (7) enables the Secretary of State to provide staff, facilities or other assistance to the Panel.
	Subsection (8) gives the Secretary of State the discretion to pay the chair and members of the Panel or to pay expenses.