Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

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Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

[AS AMENDED IN PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE]

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
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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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