Children and Young Persons Act 2008
Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (2008 c. 23)
- Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (2008 c. 23)
- Part 1 Delivery of social work services for children and young persons
- 1 Power to enter into arrangements for discharge of care functions
- 2 Restrictions on arrangements under section 1
- 3 Effect of arrangements under section 1
- 4 Regulation of providers of social work services
- 5 Functions under this Part to be social services functions
- 6 Piloting and expiry of arrangements under this Part
- Part 2 Functions in relation to children and young persons
- Well-being
- 7 Well-being of children and young persons
- Accommodation
- 8 Provision of accommodation and maintenance for children who are looked after by a local authority
- 9 General duty of local authority to secure sufficient accommodation
- Independent reviewing officers
- 10 Independent reviewing officers
- 11 Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: England
- 12 Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers: Wales
- 13 Orders under sections 11 and 12: supplementary provisions
- 14 Expiry of powers conferred by sections 11 and 12
- Visiting
- 15 Duty of local authority to ensure visits to looked after children and others
- 16 Independent visitors for children looked after by a local authority
- 17 Children in long-term care: notification to appropriate officer etc
- 18 Visits to children in long-term care
- Provision of support services for certain children
- 19 Support for accommodated children
- Education and training
- 20 Designated member of staff at school for pupils looked after by a local authority
- 20A Designated staff member for previously looked after pupils
- 21 Entitlement to payment in respect of higher education
- 22 Assistance to pursue education or training
- 23 Extension of entitlements to personal adviser and to assistance in connection with education or training
- Cash payments
- 24 Extension of power to make payments in cash
- Care breaks
- 25 Breaks from caring for disabled children
- Enforcement of care standards
- 26 Power of Chief Inspector where person is failing to comply with requirement relating to children's home etc.
- 27 Notice restricting accommodation at certain establishments
- 28 Appeals etc. in relation to notices under section 22B of the 2000 Act
- 29 Notification of matters relating to persons carrying on or managing children's homes etc.
- Emergency protection orders
- 30 Removal of restriction on hearing of application for discharge of emergency protection order
- Information and research
- 31 Supply of information concerning the death of children to Local Safeguarding Children Boards in England and Safeguarding Children Boards in Wales
- 32 Power of Registrar General to supply information to national authorities
- 33 Research etc. into matters connected with certain statutory functions
- Part 3 Adoption and Fostering
- 34 Independent review of determinations relating to adoption
- 35 Extension of period allowed for making regulations under section 45 or 46 of the Children Act 2004
- Part 4 Orders under Part 2 of the 1989 Act
- Residence orders
- 36 Entitlement of relative to apply for a residence order
- 37 Duration of residence orders
- Special guardianship orders
- 38 Entitlement of relative to apply for a special guardianship order
- Part 5 Supplementary, General and Final Provisions
- Supplementary
- 39 Minor and supplementary amendments to the 1989 Act
- General
- 40 Orders, regulations and guidance
- 41 Interpretation
- 42 Repeals
- Final
- 43 Extent
- 44 Commencement
- 45 Short title
- SCHEDULES
- SCHEDULE 1 Children looked after by local authorities: supplementary and consequential provisions
- The 1989 Act
- Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53)
- Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36)
- Powers of Criminal Courts (Sentencing) Act 2000 (c. 6)
- Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14)
- Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)
- Sexual Offences Act 2003 (c. 42)
- Children Act 2004 (c. 31)
- Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 (c. 5)
- Childcare Act 2006 (c. 21)
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47)
- Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008
- SCHEDULE 2 Transitory modifications of Schedule 2 to the 1989 Act
- SCHEDULE 3 Minor and supplementary amendments to the 1989 Act
- SCHEDULE 4 Repeals
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