Section 116 and Schedule 4 Minor and consequential amendments
283.Section 116 makes provision for Schedule 4, which makes minor and consequential amendments other legislation. The following amendments are of particular note:
284.Paragraph 5 amends the Adoption Act 1976 to provide for the regulation of voluntary adoption agencies under this Act.
285.Paragraph 14 makes amendments to the Children Act 1989, in particular to the definition of “registered children’s home”, which becomes a “private children’s home” in order to avoid confusion. An “appropriate children’s home” is any type of children’s home (that is, private, voluntary or community home), in respect of which a person is registered under the Care Standards Act.
286.Paragraph 26(3) amends section 9(2) of the Protection of Children Act 1999 in order that the Tribunal established under that Act should also determine appeals against decisions made under this Act.