Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 323 (C. 15)
Children And Young Persons, England
The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009
Made
12th February 2009
The Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 6(2) and 44(4) of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008( 1 ).
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009.
Appointed day
2. 16th February 2009 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 in relation to England—
(a) section 1 (power to enter into arrangements for discharge of care functions) but only in relation to the local authorities specified in article 3,
(b) sections 2 (restrictions on arrangements under section 1), 3 (effect of arrangements under section 1) and 5 (functions under Part 1 to be social services functions), and
(c) in so far as it is not already in force, section 6 (piloting and expiry of arrangements under Part 1).
Pilot local authorities
3. The local authorities specified for the purpose of article 2(a) are—
(a) Liverpool City Council,
(b) Kent County Council,
(c) Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council,
(d) Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council,
(e) Hillingdon London Borough Council, and
(f) Staffordshire County Council.
Delyth Morgan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Children, Schools and Families
12th February 2009
On the date this Commencement Order is made the commencement date of provisions marked * has not been reached.