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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/section/87BA</dc:identifier><dc:title>Children Act 1989</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to reform the law relating to children; to provide for local authority services for children in need and others; to amend the law with respect to children’s homes, community homes, voluntary homes and voluntary organisations; to make provision with respect to fostering, child minding and day care for young children and adoption; and for connected purposes.</dc:description><dc:date>1989-11-16</dc:date><dc:type>text</dc:type><dc:format>text/xml</dc:format><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-08-27</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2026-07-15</dct:valid>
					
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5(7)(b)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-18-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/19/section/18/1">s. 18(1)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect EffectId="key-fca29940be19da1d4048cec350518a13" AffectedNumber="41" AffectingProvisions="s. 5(8)" AffectingNumber="19" AffectedProvisions="s. 104(3AZA)" Modified="2026-08-17T11:49:21Z" RequiresApplied="true" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-fca29940be19da1d4048cec350518a13" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedYear="1989" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41" Row="27" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/19" AffectingYear="2026" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" Type="words 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EffectId="key-bc857b6badc9afde8d60b138ed115e40" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" Modified="2026-08-17T11:49:21Z" AffectingYear="2026" AffectedProvisions="Sch. 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ZA1</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Victims and Courts Act 2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/19/schedule/1">Sch. 1 </ukm:Section><ukm:Section Ref="schedule-1-paragraph-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/19/schedule/1/paragraph/1">para. 1</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-18-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/19/section/18/1">s. 18(1)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect RequiresApplied="true" Modified="2026-08-21T11:57:31Z" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedYear="1989" AffectingNumber="21" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41" 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6(3)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-78-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/78/5">s. 78(5)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectingNumber="21" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21" EffectId="key-752b13436f9107028868b99a25480389" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" RequiresApplied="true" AffectedNumber="41" AffectedProvisions="s. 23CZAA" Modified="2026-08-21T11:57:31Z" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-752b13436f9107028868b99a25480389" AffectedYear="1989" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Type="inserted" AffectingYear="2026" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41" Row="28" AffectingProvisions="s. 7"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Children Act 1989</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section xmlns:err="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/error" Ref="section-23CZAA" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41/section/23CZAA" err:Ref="Section missing in legislation" Missing="true">s. 23CZAA</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-7" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/7">s. 7</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-78-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/78/5">s. 78(5)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect Modified="2026-08-21T11:57:31Z" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21" AffectedNumber="41" AffectingNumber="21" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-956156a5b9afdd983952460c07087a10" AffectedYear="1989" Row="39" Type="inserted" AffectingYear="2026" AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" RequiresApplied="true" AffectingProvisions="s. 10(a)(ii)" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectedProvisions="s. 34(1)(e) and word" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41" EffectId="key-956156a5b9afdd983952460c07087a10"><ukm:AffectedTitle>Children Act 1989</ukm:AffectedTitle><ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-34-1-e" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41/section/34/1/e" FoundRef="section-34">s. 34(1)(e)</ukm:Section> and word</ukm:AffectedProvisions><ukm:AffectingTitle>Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-10-a-ii" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/10/a/ii">s. 10(a)(ii)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-78-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/78/5">s. 78(5)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" AffectingClass="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Modified="2026-08-21T11:57:31Z" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41" AffectedNumber="41" AffectingYear="2026" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-a81c82302ca8af5e44b58b6c87d0b865" RequiresApplied="true" Row="49" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" AffectedYear="1989" Type="inserted" EffectId="key-a81c82302ca8af5e44b58b6c87d0b865" AffectedProvisions="s. 25(1A)(1B)" 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and Schools Act 2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-13-6" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/13/6">s. 13(6)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-78-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/78/5">s. 78(5)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectingYear="2026" AffectingURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21" AffectingProvisions="s. 13(9)" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/effect/key-6550208378c317fcabb58e1c510d7f39" AffectedNumber="41" Modified="2026-08-21T11:57:31Z" Row="59" AffectingEffectsExtent="S+A+M+E+A+S+A+F+F+E+C+T+E+D" Type="inserted" EffectId="key-6550208378c317fcabb58e1c510d7f39" AffectedProvisions="s. 25(8ZA)" AffectedURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41" 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2026</ukm:AffectingTitle><ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:Section Ref="section-13-10-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/13/10/b">s. 13(10)(b)</ukm:Section></ukm:AffectingProvisions><ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:Section Ref="section-78-5" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/78/5">s. 78(5)</ukm:Section></ukm:CommencementAuthority><ukm:InForceDates><ukm:InForce Applied="false" Prospective="true" Qualification=""/></ukm:InForceDates></ukm:UnappliedEffect><ukm:UnappliedEffect AffectedProvisions="Sch. 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id="c5qg47bl2-00009" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2011/21/section/82/3" SectionRef="section-82-3">82(3)</CitationSubRef>; <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/84" id="c5qg47bl2-00010" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2012" Number="84" Title="The Education Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2012">S.I. 2012/84</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c5qg47bl2-00010" id="c5qg47bl2-00011" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2012/84/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-be1d5ea240a1ade1b1a6ff231f12c265" Type="F"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef id="c8liup1e6-00007" SectionRef="section-87BA-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41/section/87BA/1">S. 87BA(1)</CitationSubRef>  substituted (29.6.2026) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21" id="c8liup1e6-00008" Class="UnitedKingdomPublicGeneralAct" Year="2026" Number="21" Title="Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026">Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 (c. 21)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c8liup1e6-00008" id="c8liup1e6-00009" SectionRef="section-51-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/51/1" Operative="true">ss. 51(1)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c8liup1e6-00008" id="c8liup1e6-00010" SectionRef="section-78-2-e" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2026/21/section/78/2/e">78(2)(e)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>