After section 16H of the Children Act 2004 (inserted by section 19 of this Act) insert—
Funding (16I) (1) The safeguarding partners for a local authority area in England may make payments towards expenditure incurred in connection with arrangements under section 16E or 16F— (a) by making payments directly, or (b) by contributing to a fund out of which the payments may be made. (2) The payments that may be made include payments of remuneration, allowances or expenses to a reviewer or an independent person. (3) The safeguarding partners for a local authority area in England may provide staff, goods, services, accommodation or other resources to any person for purposes connected with arrangements under section 16E or 16F. (4) Relevant agencies for a local authority area in England may make payments towards expenditure incurred in connection with arrangements under section 16E— (a) by making payments directly, or (b) by contributing to a fund out of which the payments may be made. (5) In this section an “independent person” means an independent person mentioned in section 16G(3).