Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 3354 (C. 154)
Children And Young Persons, England And Wales
The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) Order 2009
Made
17th December 2009
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.
Appointed day for provisions coming into force in relation to England and Wales
2. 1st January 2010 is the appointed day for the coming into force of section 18 of the Act (visits to children in long-term care), in so far as it inserts section 86A(4) and (5) into the 1989 Act( 3 ).
Appointed days for provisions coming into force in relation to England
3. —(1) 1st January 2010 is the appointed day for the coming into force, in relation to England, of section 23(1) of the Act (extension of entitlements to personal adviser and to assistance in connection with education or training).
(2) 1st April 2010 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act in relation to England—
(a) section 26 (power of Chief Inspector where person is failing to comply with requirement relating to children’s home etc );
(b) section 27 (notice restricting accommodation at certain establishments);
(c) section 28 (appeals etc in relation to notices under section 22B of the 2000 Act)( 4 ); and
(d) section 42 and Schedule 4 (repeals) in so far as they relate to the repeal of the provisions of section 21 of the 2000 Act as specified in that Schedule.
Delyth Morgan
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Children, Schools and Families
17th December 2009
Section 44(7) of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (“the Act”) provides that an order bringing section 18 into force requires the consent of the Welsh Ministers.
“the 1989 Act” is defined in section 41 of the Act as meaning the Children Act 1989 (c.41) .
“the 2000 Act” is defined in section 41 of the Act as meaning the Care Standards Act 2000 (c.14) .