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This is a draft item of legislation. This draft has since been made as a UK Statutory Instrument: The Restriction on the Preparation of Adoption Reports (Amendment) Regulations 2018 No. 674
Draft Regulations laid before Parliament under section 140(3)(b) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, for approval by resolution of each House of Parliament.
Draft Statutory Instruments
Children And Young Persons, England And Wales
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The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 94(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002(1) (“the Act”), and after consultation with the Welsh Ministers(2).
In accordance with section 140(3) of the Act(3), a draft of this instrument was laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
2002 c.38. See section 144(1) for the definition of “regulations” and section 94(1) for the definition of “prescribed”.
Section 94(1) provides that the regulations are to be made by the Secretary of State after consultation with the National Assembly for Wales. Paragraph 30 of Schedule 11 to the Government of Wales Act 2006 transferred this function to the Welsh Ministers.
Section 140(3) was amended by section 4(2) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c.6).
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