Appointed day2.

26 April 2010 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions in relation to Wales—

(a)

section 8(1) (provision of accommodation and maintenance for children who are looked after by a local authority) in so far as it inserts into the 1989 Act2—

(i)

section 22C(11), and

(ii)

section 22F;

(b)

section 8(2) and Schedule 1 in so far as they relate to paragraph 4 of that Schedule;

(c)

section 10(1) (independent reviewing officers) in so far as it inserts into the 1989 Act, for the purposes only of enabling regulations to be made—

(i)

section 25A(4), and

(ii)

section 25B(1)(b) and (d) and (2)(a);

(d)

section 15 (duty of local authority to ensure visits to looked after children and others) in so far as it inserts into the 1989 Act–

(i)

for the purposes only of enabling regulations to be made, section 23ZA(3)(a), and

(ii)

section 23ZA(4);

(e)

section 16(1) (independent visitors for children looked after by a local authority) in so far as it inserts into the 1989 Act—

(i)

for the purposes only of enabling regulations to be made, section 23ZB(1)(a), and

(ii)

section 23ZB(9);

(f)

section 20(3) (designated member of staff at school for pupils looked after by a local authority);

(g)

section 21(2) (entitlement to payment in respect of higher education) in so far as it inserts sub-section (5B) into section 23C of the 1989 Act3;

(h)

section 22(3) and (5) (assistance to pursue education or training) in so far as they insert section 23E(1B) and (1C) into the 1989 Act;

(i)

section 23(1) (extension of entitlements to personal adviser and to assistance in connection with education or training);

(j)

Section 25(4) (breaks from caring for disabled children) in so far as it inserts, for the purposes only of enabling regulations to be made, sub-paragraph (2) into paragraph 6 of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act;

(k)

section 27 (notice restricting accommodation at certain establishments);

(l)

section 28 (appeals etc. in relation to notices under section 22B of the 2000 Act4);

(m)

section 29 (notification of matters relating to persons carrying on or managing children’s homes etc.) in so far as it inserts, for the purposes only of enabling regulations to be made, section 30A(3) and (4) into the 2000 Act;

(n)

section 33 (research etc. into matters connected with certain statutory functions).