2016 No. 452 (W. 143) (C. 22)
The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving Provision) (Wales) Order 2016
Made
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 44 of the Children and Young Persons Act 20081 make the following Order:
Title and interpretation1
1
The title of this Order is the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving Provision) (Wales) Order 2016.
2
In this Order “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.
Provisions coming into force on 6 April 20162
The following provisions of the Act (which make amendments to the Children Act 19892) come into force in relation to Wales on 6 April 2016—
a
section 8(1)3 (provision of accommodation and maintenance for children who are looked after by a local authority) (to the extent not already in force);
b
section 8(2) in so far as it relates to Schedule 1, paragraphs 1, 2, 3(1), (2) and (3), 5, 6 15, 16, 17, 18 and 21;
c
section 10(1) and (3)4 (independent reviewing officers) (to the extent not already in force) and Schedule 4 (repeals) in so far as it relates to the repeal of section 26(2)(k) and (2A) to (2D) of the Children Act 1989;
d
section 165 (independent visitors for children looked after by a local authority) (to the extent not already in force).
Saving provision3
Despite the coming into force of section 10(3) of the Act in accordance with article 2(c), section 26 of the Children Act 1989 continues to have effect without amendment for the purposes of paragraph 10(2)(l) of Schedule 6 to the Children Act 1989 (regulations as to the placing of children in private children’s homes).
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of this Act have been brought into force in relation to Wales by Commencement Order made before the date of this Order:
Provision |
Date of Commencement |
S.I. No. |
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Section 8(1) (partially) |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 8(2) (partially) and paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 8(3) and Schedule 2 |
31 March 2010 |
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Section 10(1) (partially) |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 15 (partially) |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 15 (in so far as not already in force) |
28 March 2011 |
|
Section 16(1) (partially) |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 19 |
28 March 2011 |
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Section 20(3) |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 20 (in so far as it is not already in force) |
1 September 2011 |
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Section 21(2) (partially) |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 21 (in so far as not already in force) |
18 March 2011 |
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Section 22(3) and (5) (partially) |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 22 (in so far as not already in force) |
19 June 2012 |
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Section 23(1) |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 23 (in so far as not already in force) |
19 June 2012 |
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Section 24 |
19 June 2012 |
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Section 25(4) (partially) |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 25 (in so far as not already in force) |
19 June 2012 |
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Section 27 |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 28 |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 29 (partially) |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 29 (in so far as it is not already in force) |
28 March 2011 |
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Section 30 |
6 April 2009 |
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Section 33 |
26 April 2010 |
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Section 34 |
31 March 2010 |
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Section 35 |
6 April 2009 |
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Section 36 |
1 September 2009 |
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Section 37 |
1 September 2009 |
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Section 38 |
1 September 2009 |
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Section 42 and Schedule 4 in so far as they relate to the repeal of section 49(5) of the 1989 Act |
6 April 2009 |
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Section 42 and Schedule 4 in so far as they relate to the repeal of section 12(5) and (6) and the repeal in part of section 91(1) of the 1989 Act |
1 September 2009 |
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Section 42 and Schedule 4 in so far as they relate to the repeal in part of section 12 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 |
31 March 2010 |
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Section 42 and Schedule 4 in so far as they relate to the repeal of section 104 of the 1989 Act and to the repeal in part of section 21 of the Care Standards Act 2000 |
28 March 2011 |
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Section 42 and Schedule 4 in so far as they relate to the repeal in part of section 17(6), the repeal of section 23B(4) to (7) and the repeal in part of paragraph 6(1) of Schedule 2 |
19 June 2012 |
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force in relation to England and Wales by Commencement Order made before the date of this Order:
Provision |
Date of Commencement |
S.I. No. |
---|---|---|
Section 17 |
1 April 2011 |
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Section 18 (partially) |
1 January 2010 |
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Section 18 (in so far as it is not already in force) |
1 April 2011 |
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Section 31 |
1 April 2009 |
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Section 32 |
1 April 2009 |
Various provisions of the Act have been brought into force in relation to England by the following Commencement Orders made before the date of this Order:
See also section 44(1) and (2) of the Act for the provisions that came into force on 13 November 2008 (date of Royal Assent).
See also section 44(9) for the provision which will come into force on the same day as section 7(1) of the Carers and Disabled Children Act 2000 (c. 16) comes into force for the purpose of inserting section 17B into the 1989 Act in relation to Wales6.