Down Syndrome Act 2022
The Secretary of State must give guidance to relevant authorities on steps it would be appropriate for them to take in order to meet the needs of persons with Down syndrome in the exercise of their relevant functions.
Relevant authorities must have due regard to the guidance in the exercise of their relevant functions.
Before giving the guidance the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
The Secretary of State must publish the guidance in such manner as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.
The Secretary of State must lay the guidance before Parliament once it is published.
The Secretary of State may revise the guidance from time to time (and subsections (2) to (5) apply in relation to any revised guidance).
For the meaning of “relevant authorities” and “relevant functions”, see the Schedule.
This Act extends to England and Wales.
This Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by regulations made by statutory instrument appoint.
This Act may be cited as the Down Syndrome Act 2022.
Section 1
In this Act, “relevant authority” means a person to whom any of paragraphs 2 to 5 applies. Those paragraphs also set out the functions that are the “relevant functions” of the relevant authorities for the purposes of this Act.
This paragraph applies to— The “relevant functions” of a person to whom this paragraph applies are the person’s functions under Part 3 of the Children and Families Act 2014. In sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (h), words and expressions have the same meanings as in section 77(1) of that Act.
This paragraph applies to— The “relevant functions” of a person to whom this paragraph applies are all of its functions, so far as exercisable in or in relation to England.
This paragraph applies to— The “relevant functions” of a person to whom this paragraph applies are—
This paragraph applies to— The “relevant functions” of a person to whom this paragraph applies are its functions under—