The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) Order 2009

• Citation: S.I. 2009/3354
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(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.

Section 2 Appointed day for provisions coming into force in relation to England and Wales

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 .

Section 3 Appointed days for provisions coming into force in relation to England

(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 ) ; 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.