2016 No. 464 (C. 25)

Mental Health, England And Wales
Social Care

The Care Act 2014 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2016

Made

The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 127(1) of the Care Act 20141.

In accordance with section 127(3) of the Care Act 2014, the Secretary of State has obtained the consent of the Welsh Ministers before making this Order.

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Care Act 2014 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2016.

Provisions coming into force on 6th April 20162

6th April 2016 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Care Act 2014 insofar as they are not already in force—

a

section 50 (provider failure: temporary duty on local authority in Wales);

b

insofar as it relates to section 50, section 52 (sections 48 to 51: supplementary) apart from subsection (14);

c

Schedule 1 (cross-border placements), paragraph 2 (which relates to placements from Wales to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland) and paragraph 13 (consequential provision);

d

section 75(8) to (11) and Part 2 of Schedule 4 (after-care in Wales under the Mental Health Act 1983).

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Alistair BurtMinister of State,Department of Health
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Care Act 2014 (c.23) (“the Act”). It is the fifth such Order to be made under the Act.

Article 2 brings into force the following provisions of the Act on 6th April 2016 insofar as they are not already in force—

a

section 50 (provider failure: temporary duty on local authority in Wales);

b

insofar as it relates to section 50, section 52 (sections 48 to 51: supplementary) apart from subsection (14);

c

paragraphs 2 and 13 of Schedule 1 (cross-border placements);

d

section 75(8) to (11) and Part 2 of Schedule 4 (after-care in Wales under the Mental Health Act 1983).

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as this Order itself has no impact on the private sector or civil society organisations. Impact Assessments carried out in relation to the Act are available from the Department of Health, Richmond House, 79 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2NS and at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-government-published-a-series-of-impact-assessments-alongside-the-care-bill.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Care Act 2014 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.

Provision

Date of Commencement Order

S.I. No.

section 1

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 2(3) and (4) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 2 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 3 to 11

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 12(1) and (2) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 12 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 13(7) and (8) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 13 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 14(1), (3) and (4)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 14(5) to (8) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 14(5) to (8) remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 17(1) and (3) to (6)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 17(7) to (13) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 17(7) to (13) (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 18(1)(a) and (c) (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 18(2)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 18(3) (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 18(4)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 18(6) (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 18(7) (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

sections 19 to 21

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 22(4)(a) and (6) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 22 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 23(1)(b) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 23 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 24(1) and (2)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 25

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 26(1) and (3)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 26(4) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 26(4) (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 27

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 30 (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 30 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

sections 31 and 32

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 33(1) and (2) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 33 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 34(1), (2) and (4) to (8) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 34 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 35 (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 35 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 37(1), (3), (4), (5)(a), (e) and (f) and (6) to (15)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 38(1)(a) and (2) to (7)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 38(8) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 38(8) (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 39(1) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 39(1) (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 39(2)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 39(3) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 39(3) (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 39(4) to (7)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 39(8) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 39(8) (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 40(4) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 40 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

sections 41 to 49

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 51

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 52(1) to (11) (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 52(12) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 52(12) (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 52(13) (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 53(1), (2) and (7) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 53 (remainder)

6.4.2015

2015/993

section 54

6.4.2015

2015/993

section 55(5) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 55 (remainder)

6.4.2015

2015/993

sections 56 and 57

6.4.2015

2015/993

sections 58 to 61

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 62(2) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 62 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

sections 63 and 64

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 65(1) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 65 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 66

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 67(7) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 67 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

sections 68 to 70

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 73

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 74 (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 74 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 75(1) to (5)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 75(6) and (7) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 75(6) and (7) (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 75(11) (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 75(12) and (13)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 76

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 77(2) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 77 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

sections 78 and 79

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 80(1) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 80 (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 81 (partially)

7.7.2014

2014/1714

section 81 (remainder)

15.7.2014

2014/1714

sections 82 and 83

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 84

15.7.2014

2014/1714

section 85

15.7.2014

2014/1714

sections 86 to 90

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 91(1) and (2) (partially)

7.7.2014

2014/1714

section 91 (remainder)

1.10.2014

2014/1714

section 92(1) and (3) to (6) (partially)

15.7.2014

2014/1714

section 92 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

sections 93 and 94

1.4.2015

2015/993

section 95

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 96(2) and (4) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 96 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2014/3186

section 97(7)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 97 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2014/3186

sections 98 to 103

1.4.2015

2014/3186

section 104(3)(b), (4), (13)(a) and (14) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 104 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2014/3186

section 105(1) and (4) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 105 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2014/3186

sections 106 to 108

1.4.2015

2014/3186

section 109(2) (partially)

15.7.2014

2014/1714

section 109(4) (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 109 (remainder)

1.1.2015

2014/2473

sections 110 to 117

1.1.2015

2014/2473

section 118

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 119 (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 119 (partially)

1.1.2015

2014/2473

section 119 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2014/3186

section 120

15.7.2014

2014/1714

section 121

1.10.2014

2014/2473

section 122(1) (partially)

15.7.2014

2014/1714

section 122(1) (remainder)

1.1.2015

2014/2473

section 122(2) and (3)

15.7.2014

2014/1714

section 122(4)

1.1.2015

2014/2473

Schedule 1 (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

Schedule 1 (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

Schedule 2

1.4.2015

2015/993

Schedule 3 (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

Schedule 3 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2015/993

Schedule 4 (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

Schedule 4 (partially)

1.4.2015

2015/993

Schedule 5 (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

Schedule 5 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2014/3186

Schedule 6 (partially)

1.10.2014

2014/2473

Schedule 6 (remainder)

1.4.2015

2014/3186

Schedule 7 (partially)

15.7.2014

2014/1714

Schedule 7 (remainder)

1.1.2015

2014/2473

Schedule 8

1.1.2015

2014/2473