Commentary on provisions of Act Section 5: Duty to publish information about childcare and related matters
Section 5 amends section 12 of the Childcare Act 2006 by inserting new subsections (6A) to (6C) allowing regulations to require local authorities to publish information of a prescribed description at prescribed intervals and in a prescribed manner.
	Regulations made under section 12(2) of the Childcare Act 2006 prescribe information which must be provided by English local authorities to parents or prospective parents in their area (see ‘The Childcare Act 2006 (Provision of Information to Parents) (England) Regulations 2007’ (SI 2007/3490)). The information to be prescribed for publication under this section may be similar to that information.
	New subsection (6C) provides that the requirement on the Secretary of State when making regulations under section 12(2) to have regard to the needs of parents of disabled children for appropriate information will also apply to the information she prescribes under new subsection (6A).