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Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]
EXPLANATORY NOTES
Explanatory notes to the Bill, prepared by the Department for Children, Schools and
Families, are published separately as Bill 96—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Secretary Ed Balls has made the following statement under section 19(1)(a) of the
Human Rights Act 1998:
In my view the provisions of the Children and Young Persons Bill [HL] are
compatible with the Convention rights.
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Contents
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
Welfare for child immigrants
7    Border and Immigration Agency: welfare of children
Well-being
8    Well-being of children and young persons
Accommodation
9    Provision of accommodation and maintenance for children who are looked
after by a local authority
10    General duty of local authority to secure sufficient accommodation
Independent reviewing officers
11    Independent reviewing officers
12    Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers:
England
13    Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers:
Wales
14    Orders under sections 12 and 13: supplementary provisions
15    Expiry of powers conferred by sections 12 and 13
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Visiting
16    Duty of local authority to ensure visits to looked after children and others
17    Independent visitors for children looked after by a local authority
18    Notification to appropriate officer of children in long-term care
19    Visits to children in long-term care
Education and training
20    Designated member of staff at school for pupils looked after by a local
authority
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
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
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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
Schedule 1   —    Children looked after by local authorities: supplementary and
consequential provisions
Schedule 2   —    Minor and supplementary amendments to the 1989 Act
Schedule 3   —    Repeals

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