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9E+WThe Children Act 1989 has effect subject to the following amendments.
Commencement Information
I1Sch. 14 para. 9 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(gg)
10E+WOmit section 26ZA (representations: further consideration).
Commencement Information
I2Sch. 14 para. 10 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(gg)
11E+WIn section 26A(2A) (advocacy services) omit “26ZA or”.
Commencement Information
I3Sch. 14 para. 11 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(gg)
12E+WIn section 65(6)(a) (persons disqualified from carrying on, or being employed in, children's homes) for “the Commission for Social Care Inspection” substitute “ Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills ”.
Commencement Information
I4Sch. 14 para. 12 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(gg)
13E+WIn section 79B(1) (other definitions etc.) for “Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools in England” substitute “ Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills ”.
Commencement Information
I5Sch. 14 para. 13 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(gg)
14E+WIn section 79N (general functions of Chief Inspector) omit subsections (1) to (3) and (6).
Commencement Information
I6Sch. 14 para. 14 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(gg)
15E+WIn section 79R (reports of inspections) omit subsection (4).
Commencement Information
I7Sch. 14 para. 15 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(gg)
16(1)Section 87 (welfare of children in boarding schools and colleges) is amended as follows.E+W
(2)In subsection (4)—
(a)for “the Commission are” substitute “ the Chief Inspector for England is ”, and
(b)for “college, they shall” substitute “ college in England, he shall ”.
(3)In subsection (4A), after “school or college” insert “ in Wales ”.
(4)In subsections (9A) to (9C)—
(a)for “the Commission”, wherever occurring, substitute “ the Chief Inspector for England ”, and
(b)for “it must” substitute “ that authority must ”.
(5)In subsection (10)—
(a)in the definition of “appropriate authority”, for “the Commission for Social Care Inspection” substitute “ the Chief Inspector for England ”,
(b)at the appropriate place insert—
““the Chief Inspector for England” means Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills;”, and
(c)omit the definition of “the Commission”.
Commencement Information
I8Sch. 14 para. 16 in force at 1.4.2007 by S.I. 2007/935, art. 5(gg)
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Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 14 para. 17 omitted (6.4.2016) by virtue of The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/413), regs. 2(1), 236
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