The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 5 and Saving Provision) Order 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 81(4) and (5) (school closure review panels) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) on 9th January 2015, for the purpose of bringing into force section 17A(5) of, and schedule 2A to, the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010 (so far as not already in force), and section 81(7), (10), (11)(a) and (12) of the 2014 Act.

This Order also brings into force the following provisions of the 2014 Act on 26th January 2015: sections 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89 and 90, which make amendments to the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1) (“the 2011 Act”); paragraphs 3(1) and (2) and 12(1) to (9) of schedule 5, which make further consequential amendments to the 2011 Act; and section 98 for the purpose of commencing those paragraphs in schedule 5 to the 2014 Act.

Article 3 makes saving provision in relation to the commencement of section 83 of the 2014 Act. It provides that where a child protection order was made before 26th January 2015 but had not, by that date, ceased to have effect, section 54(c) and (d) will continue to have effect as it did before that date.