Legal background
- The UK’s legislative framework in relation to education, children’s social care and child employment is governed by many different pieces of legislation, a number of which are amended by this Act. The Act mainly makes textual amendments to other Acts. The following is a list of the main legislation which is amended or referenced by the Act. The commentary on provisions in the Act sets out how previous legislation is referenced and amended.
- Children Act 1989
- Children and Social Work Act 2017
- Children Act 2004
- Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
- Care Standards Act 2000
- Sentencing Act 2020
- Companies Act 2006
- Children and Young Persons Act 1933
- Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937
- Children and Young Persons Act 1963
- Education Act 1996
- School Standards and Framework Act 1998
- Childcare Act 2006
- Children and Families Act 2014
- Education and Skills Act 2008
- Criminal Justice Act 2003
- Serious Crime Act 2007
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
- Education Act 2002
- Adoption Act 1976
- Adoption and Children Act 2002
- Academies Act 2010
- Education and Adoption Act 2016
- Education and Inspections Act 2006
- Non-Maintained Special Schools (England) Regulations 2015
- Additional Learning Needs and Education Tribunal (Wales) Act 2018
- Child Safeguarding Practice Review and Relevant Agency (England) Regulations 2018
- Housing Act 1996
- Online Safety Act 2023
- Data Protection Act 2018
