The Legislative Reform (Annual Review of Local Authorities) Order 2012
This Order is made under section 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006. Article 3 repeals section 138 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006 (“the Act”), which requires Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills to review annually the overall performance by local authorities of functions to which Chapter 4 of Part 8 of the Act applies. Functions to which Chapter 4 of Part 8 of the Act applies are listed in section 135(1) of the Act and include education and social care functions of local authorities towards children. Article 4 makes consequential amendments as a result of the repeal of section 138.