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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/section/25</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 2</Strong>
        </Number><Title>Functions in relation to children and young persons</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/part/2/crossheading/care-breaks" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/part/2/crossheading/care-breaks" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-2-crossheading-care-breaks" RestrictStartDate="2012-06-19"><Title><Emphasis>Care breaks</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2012-06-19"><Title>Breaks from caring for disabled children</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/section/25" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/25" id="section-25"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">25</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/section/25/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/25/1" id="section-25-1" RestrictStartDate="2012-06-19"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-7ed7e89cd7c41504b6b51382341c71a9"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-238cbe54fb03beea8a4e37c343d4c925"/>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act (provision by local authorities for disabled children) is amended as follows.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/section/25/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/25/2" id="section-25-2" RestrictStartDate="2012-06-19"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-7ed7e89cd7c41504b6b51382341c71a9"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-238cbe54fb03beea8a4e37c343d4c925"/>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The existing provision becomes sub-paragraph (1) of that paragraph.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/section/25/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/25/3" id="section-25-3" RestrictStartDate="2012-06-19"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-7ed7e89cd7c41504b6b51382341c71a9"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-238cbe54fb03beea8a4e37c343d4c925"/>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>In that sub-paragraph, after paragraph (b) insert</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default"><Text>; and
                    </Text><P3><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>to assist individuals who provide care for such children to continue to do so, or to do so more effectively, by giving them breaks from caring.</Text></P3para></P3></BlockAmendment></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/23/section/25/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/25/4" id="section-25-4" RestrictStartDate="2012-06-19"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-4bf1f5bb55cce8936a680a604b22cddd"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-21009ebc6a31cccdab4a3893b17e3cca"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-429d6d4f4f101da5d64cb88b623818b0"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-01fa8e7183380ce721e24bc95186056f"/>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>After that sub-paragraph insert—</Text><BlockAmendment TargetClass="unknown" TargetSubClass="unknown" Context="unknown" Format="default"><P2><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The duty imposed by sub-paragraph (1)(c) shall be performed in accordance with regulations made by the 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UpTo="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/25/3" id="c52n6hn12-00100">S. 25(1)-(3)</CitationSubRef> in force at 1.4.2011 for E.  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2981" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="2981" Title="The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.3, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010" id="c52n6hn12-00101">S.I. 2010/2981</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-4-j" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2010/2981/article/4/j" CitationRef="c52n6hn12-00101" Operative="true" id="c52n6hn12-00102">art. 4(j)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-429d6d4f4f101da5d64cb88b623818b0" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-25-4" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2008/23/section/25/4" id="c52n6hn12-00189">S. 25(4)</CitationSubRef> in force at 1.4.2011 for E. so far as not already in force  by <Citation 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