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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/part/4</dc:identifier><dc:title>Children and Young Persons Act 2008</dc:title><dc:description>An Act to make provision about the delivery of local authority social work services for children and young persons; to amend Parts 2 and 3 of the Children Act 1989; to make further provision about the functions of local authorities and others in relation to children and young persons; to make provision about the enforcement of care standards in relation to certain establishments or agencies connected with children; to make provision about the independent review of determinations relating to adoption; and for connected purposes. 9</dc:description><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>2021-05-05</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2020-12-01</dct:valid>
					
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          <Strong>Part 4</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Orders under Part 2 of the 1989 Act</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/part/4/crossheading/residence-orders" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/part/4/crossheading/residence-orders" NumberOfProvisions="2" id="part-4-crossheading-residence-orders" RestrictStartDate="2009-09-01"><Title><Emphasis>Residence orders</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2009-09-01"><Title>Entitlement of relative to apply for a residence order</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/section/36" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/36" id="section-36"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-c39d633604f3705ae816af7afaeee8a4"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-eb63134566ceb80234d83d6eab5af1a0"/>36</Pnumber><P1para><Text>In section 10 of the 1989 Act (power of the court to make orders under section 8 of that Act), after subsection (5A) insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="primary" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="main" Format="default"><P2><Pnumber>5B</Pnumber><P2para><Text>A relative of a child is entitled to apply for a residence order with respect to the child if the child has lived with the relative for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the application.</Text></P2para></P2></BlockAmendment></P1para></P1></P1group><P1group RestrictStartDate="2009-09-01"><Title>Duration of residence orders</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/section/37" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/37" id="section-37"><Pnumber PuncAfter=""><CommentaryRef Ref="key-8d2136e5079a847514a56dcda42dcc4f"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-6aef5f74dd9dac9b95e1e2b553e70f2f"/>37</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/section/37/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/37/1" id="section-37-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In section 9(6) of the 1989 Act (restriction on length of orders under section 8 of that Act) for the words from the beginning to  “which” substitute <InlineAmendment>“
                    No court shall make a specific issue order, contact order or prohibited steps order
                  ”</InlineAmendment>.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/section/37/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/37/2" id="section-37-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In section 12 of that Act (residence orders and parental responsibility) omit subsections (5) and (6).</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/section/37/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/37/3" id="section-37-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In section 91(10) of that Act (duration of section 8 orders)—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/section/37/3/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/37/3/a" id="section-37-3-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>after  “section 8 order” insert <InlineAmendment>“
                        other than a residence order
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                </Text><P3><Pnumber>e</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a relative with whom the child has lived for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the application.</Text></P3para></P3></BlockAmendment></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-c39d633604f3705ae816af7afaeee8a4" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-36" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/36" id="c4wjkxyv2-00097">S. 36</CitationSubRef> in force at 1.9.2009 for W.  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/1921" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1921" Title="Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) (Wales) Order 2009" id="c4wjkxyv2-00098">S.I. 2009/1921</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/1921/article/2/a" CitationRef="c4wjkxyv2-00098" Operative="true" id="c4wjkxyv2-00099">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-eb63134566ceb80234d83d6eab5af1a0" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-36" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/36" id="c4wjkxyv2-00106">S. 36</CitationSubRef> in force at 1.9.2009 for E.  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2273" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="2273" Title="Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) (England) Order 2009" id="c4wjkxyv2-00107">S.I. 2009/2273</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-2-j" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2273/article/2/2/j" CitationRef="c4wjkxyv2-00107" Operative="true" id="c4wjkxyv2-00108">art. 2(2)(j)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-8d2136e5079a847514a56dcda42dcc4f" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-37" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/37" id="c4wjkxyv2-00115">S. 37</CitationSubRef> in force at 1.9.2009 for W.  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/1921" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1921" Title="Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) (Wales) Order 2009" id="c4wjkxyv2-00116">S.I. 2009/1921</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-b" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/1921/article/2/b" CitationRef="c4wjkxyv2-00116" Operative="true" id="c4wjkxyv2-00117">art. 2(b)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-6aef5f74dd9dac9b95e1e2b553e70f2f" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-37" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/37" id="c4wjkxyv2-00124">S. 37</CitationSubRef> in force at 1.9.2009 for E.  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2273" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="2273" Title="Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) (England) Order 2009" id="c4wjkxyv2-00125">S.I. 2009/2273</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-2-k" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2273/article/2/2/k" CitationRef="c4wjkxyv2-00125" Operative="true" id="c4wjkxyv2-00126">art. 2(2)(k)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-b6895fa6b9ffa27a192423e390c62c8a" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-38" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/38" id="c4wjkxyv2-00133">S. 38</CitationSubRef> in force at 1.9.2009 for W.  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/1921" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="1921" Title="Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) (Wales) Order 2009" id="c4wjkxyv2-00134">S.I. 2009/1921</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-c" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2009/1921/article/2/c" CitationRef="c4wjkxyv2-00134" Operative="true" id="c4wjkxyv2-00135">art. 2(c)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-868515ef1ebd30181715c1aff0e6f188" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-38" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/38" id="c4wjkxyv2-00142">S. 38</CitationSubRef> in force at 1.9.2009 for E.  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2273" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2009" Number="2273" Title="Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) (England) Order 2009" id="c4wjkxyv2-00143">S.I. 2009/2273</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-2-l" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2009/2273/article/2/2/l" CitationRef="c4wjkxyv2-00143" Operative="true" id="c4wjkxyv2-00144">art. 2(2)(l)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>