Commentary on Sections Schedule 2:  Director of children’s services: consequential amendments Section 19: Lead member for children’s services
116.Subsection (1)(a) requires a local authority in England to designate one of their members as lead member for children’s services in respect of the functions of the authority set out in section 18(1). Subsection (1)(b) allows individual authorities to allocate to the lead member for children’s services any additional functions they consider appropriate.
117.Further detail on which member should be designated as the lead member (depending on individual authorities’ constitutional arrangements), and the role and responsibilities of the lead member will be set out in guidance issued by the Secretary of State under subsection (2).