Children and Young Persons Bill [HL]

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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 HL Bill 8—EN.
EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
Lord Adonis 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
Accommodation
7
Support for children placed with family or friends
8
Provision of accommodation in its area for children looked after by a local
authority
9
Provision of accommodation which is near to looked after child’s school
10
Review of child’s case before making certain alternative arrangements for
accommodation
Independent reviewing officers
11
Independent reviewing officers
12
Power to make further provision concerning independent reviewing officers
Visiting
13
Duty of local authority to ensure visits to looked after children and others
14
Independent visitors for children looked after by a local authority
15
Notification to appropriate officer of children in long-term care
16
Visits to children in long-term care

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Education and training
17
Designated member of staff at school for pupils looked after by a local
authority
18
Entitlement to payment in respect of higher education
19
Assistance to pursue education or training
20
Extension of entitlements to personal adviser and to assistance in connection
with education or training
Cash payments
21
Extension of power to make payments in cash
Enforcement of care standards
22
Power of Chief Inspector where person is failing to comply with requirement
relating to children’s home etc.
23
Notice restricting accommodation at certain establishments
24
Appeals etc. in relation to notices under section 22B of the 2000 Act
25
Notification of matters relating to persons carrying on or managing children’s
homes etc.
Emergency protection orders
26
Removal of restriction on hearing of application for discharge of emergency
protection order
Information and research
27
Supply of information concerning the death of children to Local Safeguarding
Children Boards
28
Research etc. into matters connected with certain statutory functions
Part 3
Fostering and Adoption
29
Independent review of determinations relating to local authority foster
parents
30
Independent review of determinations relating to adoption
31
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
32
Entitlement of relative to apply for a residence order
33
Duration of residence orders
Special guardianship orders
34
Entitlement of relative to apply for a special guardianship order

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Part 5
General and Final Provisions
General
35
Orders, regulations and guidance
36
Interpretation
37
Repeals
Final
38
Extent
39
Commencement
40
Short Title
Schedule   —
Repeals

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