Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 1403 (C.56)

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND AND WALES

The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2004

Made

20th May 2004

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 148(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002(1), after consultation with the National Assembly for Wales(2), hereby makes the following Order —

Citation

1. This Order may be cited as the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2004.

Appointed Day

2. 21st May 2004 is the appointed day for the coming into force of section 118 (review of cases of looked after children) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.

Margaret Hodge

Minister of State

Department for Education and Skills

20th May 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the sixth Commencement Order made under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (“the Act”).

Article 2 brings into force on 21st May 2004 section 118 of the Act. That section amends section 26 of the Children Act 1989 (review of cases of looked after children) to provide that regulations may be made to require a local authority to review the care plan of a looked after child.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order —

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 2(6), (7) and (8) (partially), as respects England	6 October 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Section 2(6) as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 2(7) and (8) (partially) as respects Wales	28 November 2003	2003/3079(c.117)
Section 4(1)(b) and (5) (partially), as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 4(6) and (7) as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (c.9)
Section 4(6) and (7) (partially), as respects England	6 October 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Section 9 as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 10 as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 11 as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 12(1) to (3) as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 16 as to Wales	29 January 2003	2003/181 (W.31) (C.9)
Section 16 as to England	30 April 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Section 27(3) as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 53(1) to (3) as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 54 as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 56(1) and (3) as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 57(5) partially, as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 57(6) as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 58(2) and (3) partially, as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 59 as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 60(2) and (4) partially, as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 61(5)(c) partially, as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 62(7)(c) partially, as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 63 as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252(W.27) (C.9)
Section 64 as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 65 as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 87(1)(b) and (4)	1 June 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Section 98 as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 111	1 December 2003	2003/3079 (C.117)
Section 119	1 April 2004	2003/3079 (C.117)
Section 135	1 June 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Section 139(1) partially, as respects Northern Ireland	3 February 2003	2003/288 (C.14)
Partially as respects England	25 February 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Partially as respects England	30 April 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Partially	28 November 2003	2003/3079 (C.117)
Partially	1 December 2003	2003/3079 (C.117)
Section 139(2) partially	3 February 2003	2003/288 (C.14)
Partially	25 February 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Partially	1 April 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Partially	1 June 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Partially, as respects England	6 October 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Partially, as respects England	1 December 2003	2003/3079 (C.117
Partially, as respects England	1 April 2004	2004/3079 (C.117)
Partially, as respects Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Section 139(3) partially	28 November 2003	2003/3079 (C.117)
Schedule 3
Paragraph 6	1 December 2003	2003/3079 (C.117)
Paragraph 7	1 December 2003	2003/3079 (C.117)
Paragraph 53	3 February 2003	2003/288 (C.14)
Paragraph 103 partially, as respects England	30 April 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Paragraph 103 partially, as respects Wales	28 November 2003	2003/3079 (C.117)
Paragraph 105 as respects England	30 April 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Paragraph 105 as respects Wales	28 November 2003	2003/3079 (C.117)
Paragraph 106 as respects England	30 April 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Paragraph 106 as respects Wales	28 November 2003	2003/3079 (C.117)
Paragraph 110 partially, as respects England	30 April 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Paragraph 110 partially, as respects Wales	28 November 2003	2003/3079 (C.117)
Paragraph 118	28 November 2003	2003/3079 (C.117)
Schedule 4
Paragraph 3 as respects England	6 October 2003	2003/288 (C.14)
Paragraph 3 as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Paragraph 4(1)	3 February 2003	2003/288 (C.14)
Paragraph 4(2)	25 February 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Paragraph 5 as respects England	1 April 2004	2003/3079 (C.117)
Paragraph 5 as to Wales	7 February 2004	2004/252 (W.27) (C.9)
Paragraph 10	1 June 20o3	2003/366 (C.24)
Paragraph 11 (partially)	1 June 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Paragraph 12 (partially)	1 June 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Paragraph 13	1 June 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Paragraph 14	1 June 2003	2003/366 (C.24)
Schedule 5
Partially	28 November 2003	2003/3079 (C.117)

(1)

2002 c. 38. The power in section 148(1) is exercisable by the Secretary of State.

(2)

By virtue of section 148(2), the power under subsection (1) is only exercisable (other than an order bringing paragraph 53 of Schedule 3 into force) after the Secretary of State consults the National Assembly for Wales.