The Child Trust Funds Act 2004 is amended as follows.
In section 3 (requirements to be satisfied in relation to child trust funds), in subsection (10) (which provides for the making of regulations authorising the Official Solicitor or, in Scotland, the Accountant of Court to manage child trust funds) for the words from "is to be" to the end of the subsection substitute " is to be a person appointed by the Treasury or by the Secretary of State. "
In that section, after subsection (11) insert—
In section 16 (information about children in care of authority), in subsection (1)—
at the end of paragraph (a) (before ", or"), insert ;" or by a person appointed under regulations under section 3(10) "
in paragraph (b), before "any information" insert ;" or to such a person "
in the words following paragraph (b), before "may require" insert ." or (as the case may be) the person "