The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 7 (England) and Transitional, Transitory and Savings Provisions) Order 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 (“the Act”) in relation to England only.

The Order sets 2nd July 2001 as the date on which the following provisions of the Act come into force—

(a) section 79(1), except as described below, (2) and (5) of the Act; and

(b) paragraphs 7, 13, 14(1), 14(2), 14(16)(b) and (d), 14(23)(a)(iv) and (v), 14(23)(b), 19 and 25 of Schedule 4 (miscellaneous provisions).

The Order sets 2nd September 2002 as the date on which section 79(1) comes into force for the purpose of giving effect to the following provisions of Part XA of the Children Act 1989 (which section 79(1) inserts in that Act), namely, section 79P(1) and (2) and section 79Q(2) and (3).

Section 79(1) is not brought into force by the Order for the purpose of giving effect to the following provisions of Part XA, namely section 79B(8), 79K(5), 79L(6) and (7), 79M, and section 79P(3) and (4). These provisions will be given effect by subsequent order.

The Schedule to the Order makes certain transitional, transitory and savings provisions in relation to Part X of the Children Act 1989 as it ceases to have effect in England and to Part XA of that Act as it and provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 are brought into effect.