2015 No. 375 (C. 20)

Children And Young Persons

The Children and Families Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2015

Made

The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 139(6) and (7) of the Children and Families Act 20141.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Children and Families Act 2014 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2015.

Provisions coming into force on 1st April 20152

The following provisions of the Children and Families Act 2014 come into force on 1st April 2015—

a

section 70(1), to the extent that it is not already in force;

b

sections 70(2) to 75;

c

sections 96 and 97;

d

section 105;

e

paragraphs 55 to 58 of Schedule 3.

Provisions coming into force on 1st October 20153

Sections 91 to 95 of the Children and Families Act 2014 come into force on 1st October 2015, to the extent that they are not already in force.

Edward TimpsonParliamentary Under Secretary of StateDepartment for Education
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the sixth Commencement Order under the Children and Families Act 2014 (c.6).

Article 2 commences section 70(1) to the extent that it is not already in force, sections 70(2) to 75 (detained persons), section 96 (Young carers), section 97 (Parent carers), section 105 (Disqualification from carrying on, or being employed in, a children’s home) and paragraphs 55 to 58 of Schedule 3(Special Educational Needs: Consequential Amendments) on 1st April 2015.

Article 3 commences sections 91 to 95 (Tobacco, nicotine products and smoking) on 1st October 2015 to the extent those sections are not already in force.

Certain provisions came into force on the passing of the Children and Families Act 2014. Provisions commenced by previous Commencement Orders are noted below.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act either have been, or are due to be, brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 1 (partially)

25th July 2014

2014/889

Sections 2 and 3

25th July 2014

2014/889

Section 4

13th May 2014

2014/889

Section 6

25th July 2014

2014/889

Section 7

13th May 2014

2014/889

Section 8

25th July 2014

2014/889

Section 9

22nd April 2014

2014/889

Section 10

Section 11

22nd April 2014

22nd October 2014

2014/793

2014/2749

Section 12

22nd April 2014

2014/889

Section 13

22nd April 2014

2014/793

Section 14

22nd April 2014

2014/889

Section 15(1) and (3)

22nd April 2014

2014/889

Section 16

22nd April 2014

2014/889

Section 17

22nd April 2014

2014/793

Sections 19 to 29

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 30 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Section 30 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 31 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Section 31 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Sections 32 and 33

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 34 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Section 34 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 35

1st September 2014

2014/889

Sections 36 and 37 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Sections 36 and 37 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Sections 38 to 40

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 41 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Section 41 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Sections 42 and 43

1st September 2014

2014/889

Sections 44 to 47 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Sections 44 to 47 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 48

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 49 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Section 49 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 50

1st September 2014

2014/889

Sections 51 and 52 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Sections 51 and 52 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Sections 53 to 55

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 56 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Section 56 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Sections 57 to 66

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 67 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Section 67 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 68

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 69 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Section 69 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 70(1) (partially)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Sections 76 and 77

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 78

1st May 2014

2014/8892

Section 79

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 80 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Section 80 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Sections 81 to 83

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 84 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Section 84 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Sections 85 to 89

13th May 2014

2014/889

Sections 91 to 95 (partially)

1st October 2014

2014/2609

Sections 98 and 99

13th May 2014

2014/889

Section 100

1st September 2014

2014/889

Section 106

1st September 2014

2014/889

Sections 117 to 122

30th June 2014

2014/1640

Section 123(1) and (2)

30th June 2014

2014/1640

Sections 124 and 125

5th April 2015

2014/1640

Section 126(1) (partially)

30th June 2014

2014/1640

Section 126(1) (partially)

1st December 2014

2014/1640

Section 126(1) (partially)

5th April 2015

2014/1640

Section 126(2) to (4)

5th April 2015

2014/1640

Section 127(1)

1st October 2014

2014/1640

Section 127(2)(a) and (b)

30th June 2014

2014/1640

Section 127(2)(c)

1st October 2014

2014/1640

Section 128(1)

5th April 2015

2014/1640

Section 128(2)(a) to (c)

30th June 2014

2014/1640

Section 128(2)(d) and (e)

5th April 2015

2014/1640

Section 129(1) (partially)

1st October 2014

2014/1640

Section 129(1) (remainder)

5th April 2015

2014/1640

Section 129(2) and (3)

1st October 2014

2014/1640

Section 130

1st October 2014

2014/1640

Sections 131 to 134

30th June 2014

2014/1640

Schedule 1

13th May 2014

2014/889

Schedule 2

22nd April 2014

2014/889

Schedule 3 (partially)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Schedule 4 (partially)

1st April 2014

2014/889

Schedule 4 (remainder)

1st September 2014

2014/889

Schedule 7 (partially)

30th June 2014

2014/1640

Schedule 7 (partially)

1st December 2014

2014/1640

Schedule 7 (partially)

5th April 2015

2014/1640