2013 No. 2606 (C. 103)

Children And Young Persons, England

The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) (England) Order 2013

Made

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 44(4) of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) (England) Order 2013.

Appointed day2

12th November 2013 is the appointed day for the coming into force in England of the following sections of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (”the Act”)1

a

section 1 of the Act insofar as it is not already in force (power to enter into arrangements for discharge of care functions), and

b

section 4 of the Act (regulation of providers of social work services).

Edward TimpsonParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Education
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the fifth Commencement Order made by the Secretary of State under the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (“the Act”) which brings provisions of the Act into force only in relation to England.

Article 2 brings section 1 fully into force on 12th November 2013. Section 1 provides that a local authority may enter into arrangements with a provider of social work services for the discharge by that provider of some or all of the relevant care functions of that authority. Section 1 was commenced in relation to six local authorities on 16th February 2009, ten local authorities on 16th December 2010 and a further four local authorities on 14th November 2011. Article 2 also commences section 4 of the Act which provides that the Care Standards Act 2000 applies to a provider of social work services as it applies to an agency under that Act.

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 in relation to England by commencement orders made by the Secretary of State before the date of this Order:

Provision

Date of commencement

SINo.

section 1 partially

16th February 2009

2009/323 (C.15)

section 1 partially

16th December 2010

2010/2981 (C.131)

section 1 partially

14th November 2011

2011/2703 (C. 95)

section 2

16th February 2009

2009/323

section 3

16th February 2009

2009/323

section 5

16th February 2009

2009/323

section 6 partially

12th February 2009

2009/268 (C.11)

section 6 in so far as not already in force

16th February 2009

2009/323

section 8 partially and Schedule 2

12th February 2009

2009/268

section 8 partially and Schedule 1

1st September 2009

2009/2273 (C.99)

section 8 partially and Schedule 1

15th November 2010

2010/2714 (C.126)

section 8 and Schedule 1 in so far as not already in force

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 9

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 10 partially

1st September 2009

2009/2273

section 10 in so far as not already in force

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 15 partially

1st September 2009

2009/2273

section 15 partially

15th November 2010

2010/2714

section 15 in so far as not already in force

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 16 partially

1st September 2009

2009/2273

section 16 in so far as not already in force

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 17

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 18 partially

1st January 2010

2009/3354 (C.154)

section 18 in so far as not already in force

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 19

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 20 partially

12th February 2009

2009/268

section 20 in so far as not already in force

1st September 2009

2009/2273

section 21 partially

12th February 2009

2009/268

section 21 in so far as not already in force

22nd August 2009

2009/2273

section 22 partially

1st September 2009

2009/2273

section 22 in so far as not already in force

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 23 partially

1st January 2010

2009/3354

section 23 in so far as not already in force

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 24

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 25 partially

1st September 2009

2009/2273

section 25 in so far as not already in force

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 26

1st April 2010

2009/3354

section 27

1st April 2010

2009/3354

section 28

1st April 2010

2009/3354

section 29 partially

1st September 2009

2009/2273

section 29 in so far as not already in force

1st April 2011

22010/2981

section 30

6th April 2009

2009/268

section 31

1st April 2009

2009/268

section 32

1st April 2009

2009/268

section 33

12th February 2009

2009/268

section 34 partially

12th February 2009

2009/268

section 34 in so far as not already in force

1st April 2009

2009/268

section 35

12th February 2009

2009/268

section 36

1st September 2009

2009/2273

section 37

1st September 2009

2009/2273

section 38

1st September 2009

2009/2273

section 42 and Schedule 4 partially

1st April 2009

2009/268

section 42 and Schedule 4 partially

6th April 2009

2009/268

section 42 and Schedule 4 partially

1st September 2009

2009/2273

section 42 and Schedule 4 partially

1st April 2010

2009/3354

section 42 and Schedule 4 partially

1st April 2011

22010/2981