- Latest available (Revised)
- Point in Time (09/12/2021)
- Original (As enacted)
Children and Families Act 2014 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 31 August 2024. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date.
Changes and effects yet to be applied by the editorial team are only applicable when viewing the latest version or prospective version of legislation. They are therefore not accessible when viewing legislation as at a specific point in time. To view the ‘Changes to Legislation’ information for this provision return to the latest version view using the options provided in the ‘What Version’ box above.
13.Control of expert evidence, and of assessments, in children proceedings
14.Care, supervision and other family proceedings: time limits and timetables
16.Care proceedings and care plans: regulations: procedural requirements
17.Repeal of restrictions on divorce and dissolution etc where there are children
18.Repeal of uncommenced provisions of Part 2 of the Family Law Act 1996
PART 3 Children and young people in England with special educational needs or disabilities
Identifying children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
Children and young people for whom a local authority is responsible
Education, health and care provision: integration and joint commissioning
Education, health and care plans
39.Finalising EHC plans: request for particular school or other institution
40.Finalising EHC plans: no request for particular school or other institution
41.Independent special schools and special post-16 institutions: approval
42.Duty to secure special educational provision and health care provision in accordance with EHC Plan
43.Schools and other institutions named in EHC plan: duty to admit
46.Maintaining an EHC plan after young person's 25th birthday
48.Release of child or young person for whom EHC plan previously maintained
50.Continuation of services under section 17 of the Children Act 1989
Special educational provision: functions of local authorities
Special educational provision: functions of governing bodies and others
Information to improve well-being of children and young people with SEN
Regulation of children's homes etc
102.Application of suspension etc powers to establishments and agencies in England
103.Objectives and standards for establishments and agencies in England
104.National minimum standards for establishments and agencies in England
105.Disqualification from carrying on, or being employed in, a children's home
PART 7 Statutory rights to leave and pay
121.Statutory rights to leave and pay of prospective adopters with whom looked after children are placed
122.Statutory rights to leave and pay of applicants for parental orders
123.Statutory paternity pay: notice requirement and period of payment
125.Abolition of additional paternity leave and additional statutory paternity pay
SCHEDULES
The Adoption and Children Act Register
1.The Adoption and Children Act 2002 is amended as follows....
2.(1) Section 125 (Adoption and Children Act Register) is amended...
3.(1) Section 126 (use of an organisation to establish the...
5.(1) Section 128 (supply of information for the register) is...
6.(1) Section 129 (disclosure of information) is amended as follows....
9.In section 142 (supplementary and consequential provision), in subsection (4)...
10.In section 144 (general interpretation etc), in subsection (2)—
Child arrangements orders: amendments
PART 1 Amendments of the Children Act 1989
2.(1) Section 5 (appointment of guardians) is amended as follows....
3.In the title of section 8 for “Residence, contact” substitute...
4.(1) Section 9 (restrictions on making section 8 orders) is...
6.(1) Section 11 (section 8 orders: general principles and supplementary...
7.(1) Section 11A (contact activity directions) is amended as follows....
8.(1) Section 11B (further provision about contact activity directions) is...
9.(1) Section 11C (contact activity conditions) is amended as follows....
10.(1) Section 11D (further provision about contact activity conditions) is...
11.(1) Section 11E (making of contact activity directions and conditions)...
12.(1) Section 11F (contact activity: financial assistance) is amended as...
13.(1) Section 11G (contact activity: monitoring) is amended as follows....
14.(1) Section 11H (monitoring contact) is amended as follows.
15.In section 11I (warning notices to be attached to contact...
16.(1) Section 11J (enforcement orders where contact order not complied...
17.(1) Section 11K (enforcement orders: further provisions) is amended as...
18.(1) Section 11L (making of enforcement orders) is amended as...
19.(1) Section 11O (compensation for financial loss arising from breach...
20.(1) Section 11P (compensation orders under section 11O(2): further provision)...
21.(1) Section 12 (residence orders and parental responsibility) is amended...
22.(1) Section 13 (effect of residence order on change of...
23.Omit section 14 (enforcement of residence orders in magistrates' courts)....
24.In section 14A(5) (persons eligible to apply for special guardianship...
25.(1) Section 14B (making of special guardianship orders) is amended...
26.In section 14D(1) (persons eligible to apply for variation or...
27.(1) Section 16 (family assistance orders) is amended as follows....
28.For section 20(9)(a) (if accommodation under section 20 provided for...
29.In section 22C(3)(c) (where residence order in favour of a...
30.In section 23(4) (persons not referred to as local authority...
31.In section 34(1)(c) (child in care to be allowed reasonable...
32.(1) Section 38 (interim care or supervision orders) is amended...
33.(1) Section 41 (representation of child: meaning of “specified proceedings”)...
34.In section 43(11) (persons to be given notice of application...
35.In section 44(13) (persons to be allowed reasonable contact with...
36.In section 46(10) (persons to be allowed reasonable contact with...
37.(1) Section 91 (effect and duration of orders etc.) is...
39.(1) Schedule A1 (enforcement orders) is amended as follows.
40.(1) Schedule 1 (financial provision for children) is amended as...
41.In Schedule 14, omit paragraph 10 (certain orders made under...
PART 2 Amendments in other legislation
Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)
59.The Adoption and Children Act 2002 is amended as follows....
60.(1) Section 26 (placement of children by adoption agency for...
61.(1) Section 28 (further consequences of placement) is amended as...
62.(1) Section 29 (further consequences of placement orders) is amended...
63.(1) Section 32 (recovery of child from placement) is amended...
64.(1) Section 35 (return of placed child in certain cases)...
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10)
Special educational needs: consequential amendments
PART 1 Amendments to the Education Act 1996
2.(1) Section 6 (nursery schools and special schools) is amended...
3.(1) Section 13 (general responsibility for education) is amended as...
4.In section 13A (duty to promote high standards and fulfilment...
5.(1) Section 15ZA (duty in respect of education and training...
6.In section 15A (powers in respect of education and training...
7.In section 15B (functions in respect of education for persons...
8.In section 18A (provision of education for persons subject to...
10.Before section 312 (meaning of special educational needs etc) insert—...
11.(1) Section 312 (meaning of “special educational needs” and “special...
12.(1) Section 313 (code of practice) is amended as follows....
13.(1) Section 314 (making and approval of code) is amended...
14.(1) Section 316A (education otherwise than in mainstream schools) is...
15.In section 317 (duties of governing body or local authority...
16.(1) Section 318 (provision of goods and services in connection...
17.In section 326 (appeal against contents of statement), in subsection...
18.(1) Section 326A (unopposed appeals) is amended as follows.
19.(1) Section 328A (appeal against determination of local authority in...
20.(1) Section 329A (review or assessment of educational needs at...
22.In section 332ZB (notice and service of documents on a...
23.(1) Section 332ZC (case friends—Wales) is amended as follows.
24.(1) Section 332A (advice and information for parents—England) is repealed....
25.(1) Section 332AA (advice and information— Wales) is amended as...
26.(1) Section 332B (resolution of disputes—England) is repealed.
27.(1) Section 332BA (resolution of disputes—Wales) is amended as follows....
28.(1) Section 332BB (independent advocacy services—Wales) is amended as follows....
29.(1) Sections 332C to 332E (information about children in England...
30.In the cross-heading which precedes section 333 (Special Educational Needs...
31.(1) Section 333 (constitution of Welsh Tribunal) is amended as...
32.In section 335 (remuneration and expenses), in subsection (1) and...
33.(1) Section 336 (Tribunal procedure) is amended as follows.
34.(1) Section 336ZB (appeals from the Welsh Tribunal to the...
35.In section 336A (compliance with orders), in subsection (2)—
36.For section 337 (special schools) substitute— Special schools A school is a special school if it is specially...
37.In section 342 (approval of non-maintained special schools), in subsection...
38.(1) Section 348 (provision of special education at non-maintained schools)...
39.(1) Section 438 (choice of school: child without statement of...
40.(1) Section 440 (amendment of order at request of parent:...
41.(1) Section 441 (choice of school: child with statement of...
42.In section 442 (revocation of order at request of parent),...
44.(1) Section 483A (city colleges and academies: special educational needs)...
45.In section 507B (local authorities in England: functions in respect...
46.In section 508F (local authorities in England: provision of transport...
47.In the title of section 508I (complaints about transport arrangements...
48.(1) Section 509AB (local authorities in England: further provision about...
49.In section 509AC (interpretation of sections 509AA and 509AB), in...
50.(1) Section 514A (provision of boarding accommodation for persons subject...
51.In section 517 (payment of fees at schools not maintained...
52.(1) Section 532A (direct payments: persons with special educational needs...
53.In section 532B (direct payments: pilot schemes), in subsection (9)...
54.In section 560A (work experience for persons over compulsory school...
55.(1) Section 562C (detained persons with special educational needs) is...
56.In section 562D (appropriate special educational provision: arrangements between local...
57.(1) Section 562G (information to be provided where statement of...
58.(1) Section 562H (release of detained person appearing to host...
59.In section 579 (general interpretation)— (a) in subsection (1), after...
60.In section 580 (index)— (a) after the entry for “education...
61.In Schedule 35B (meaning of “eligible child” for purposes of...
62.(1) In Schedule 36A (education functions), the table in paragraph...
PART 2 Amendments to other Acts
Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (c. 33)
74.Sections 139A, 139B and 139C (assessments relating to learning difficulties:...
75.In consequence of the repeals made by paragraphs 72, 73...
Education and Skills Act 2008 (c. 25)
82.The Education and Skills Act 2008 is amended as follows....
83.In section 4 (meaning of appropriate full-time education or training)—...
84.In section 17 (sharing and use of information held for...
85.In section 47 (attendance notice: description of education or training)—...
86.In section 78(1) (Part 2: supplementary), in the definition of...
87.In section 132 (providers of independent education or training for...
Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (c. 22)
Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (c. 10)
Childminder agencies: amendments
PART 2 Early years childminder agencies
4.In section 33 (requirement to register: early years childminders), in...
5.(1) Section 34 (requirement to register: other early years providers)...
6.(1) Section 35 (applications for registration: early years childminders) is...
7.(1) Section 36 (applications for registration: other early years providers)...
8.(1) Section 37 (entry on the register and certificates) is...
9.After section 37 insert— Early years childminder agencies: registers and...
10.In section 38 (conditions on registration), in subsections (1) and...
11.(1) Section 44 (instruments specifying learning and development or welfare...
12.In section 49 (inspections), in subsection (1) for “under this...
13.After Chapter 2 (regulation of early years provision) insert— CHAPTER...
PART 3 Later years childminder agencies
15.In section 52 (requirement to register: later years childminders for...
16.(1) Section 53 (requirement to register: other later years providers...
17.(1) Section 54 (applications for registration: later years childminders) is...
18.(1) Section 55 (applications for registration: other later years providers)...
19.(1) Section 56 (entry on the register and certificates) is...
20.After section 56 insert— Later years childminder agencies: registers and...
21.In section 57 (special procedure for registered early years providers),...
22.After section 57 insert— Special procedure for providers registered with...
23.In section 58 (conditions on registration), in subsections (1) and...
24.(1) Section 59 (regulations governing activities) is amended as follows....
25.In section 60 (inspections), in subsection (1) for “under this...
26.After Chapter 3 (regulation of later years provision for children...
PART 4 Voluntary registration with childminder agency
28.In section 65 (special procedure for persons already registered), in...
29.After section 65 insert— Voluntary registration of persons registered with...
30.In section 66 (conditions on registration), in subsections (1) and...
31.(1) Section 67 (regulations governing activities) is amended as follows....
PART 5 Provisions applying in relation to all childminder agencies
33.(1) Section 68 (cancellation of registration) is amended as follows....
34.(1) Section 69 (suspension of registration) is amended as follows....
35.After section 69 insert— Cancellation, termination and suspension of registration...
36.After section 69A (as inserted by paragraph 35) insert— Cancellation...
37.(1) Section 70 (voluntary removal from register) is amended as...
38.After section 70 insert— Voluntary removal from a childcare register:...
39.In section 71 (termination of voluntary registration on expiry of...
40.In section 72 (protection of children in an emergency), in...
41.(1) Section 73 (procedure for taking certain steps) is amended...
43.In the italic heading before section 75 (disqualification from registration),...
45.(1) Section 76 (consequences of disqualification) is amended as follows....
46.After section 76 insert— Disqualification from registration: childminder agencies Disqualification...
47.(1) Section 77 (powers of entry) is amended as follows....
49.After section 78 insert— Chief Inspector's powers of entry: childminder...
50.In section 79 (power of constable to assist in exercise...
51.(1) Section 82 (supply of information to the Chief Inspector),...
52.(1) Section 83 (supply of information to HMRC and local...
53.After section 83 insert— Supply of information to the Secretary...
54.In the title of section 84 (disclosure of information for...
55.After section 84 insert— Disclosure of information for certain purposes:...
56.In section 85 (offence of making false or misleading statement),...
57.(1) Section 87 (offences by bodies corporate) is amended as...
59.(1) Section 90 (cases where consent to disclosure is withheld)...
62.(1) Section 98 (interpretation of Part 3) is amended as...
Repeal of requirement to appoint Children's Rights Director: transfer schemes
Statutory rights to leave and pay: further amendments
Social Security Act 1989 (c. 24)
1.Schedule 5 to the Social Security Act 1989 (employment-related schemes...
2.(1) Paragraph 5A (schemes that contain unfair paternity leave provisions)...
3.(1) Paragraph 5B (schemes that contain unfair adoption leave provisions)...
4.After paragraph 5B there is inserted— Unfair shared parental leave...
Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4)
6.The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is amended...
7.In section 1 (outline of contributory system), in subsection (5)...
8.In section 4 (payments treated as remuneration and earnings), in...
9.In section 4C (power to make provision in consequence of...
11.The italic cross-heading preceding section 171ZA is repealed.
12.(1) Section 171ZA (entitlement to ordinary statutory paternity pay: birth)...
13.(1) Section 171ZB (entitlement to ordinary statutory paternity pay: adoption)...
14.(1) Section 171ZC (entitlement to ordinary statutory paternity pay: general)...
15.(1) Section 171ZD (liability to pay ordinary statutory paternity pay)...
17.The italic cross-heading preceding section 171ZEA is repealed.
18.The italic cross-heading preceding section 171ZF is repealed.
19.In section 171ZF (restrictions on contracting out), in subsection (2)...
20.In section 171ZG (relationship with contractual remuneration), subsection (4) is...
21.(1) Section 171ZJ (provision supplementary to Part 12ZA) is amended...
22.In section 176 (Parliamentary control of subordinate legislation), in subsection...
Social Security Administration Act 1992 (c. 5)
23.The Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows....
24.In section 5 (regulations about claims for and payments of...
25.In section 122AA (disclosure of contributions information etc by HMRC),...
26.In section 150 (annual up-rating of benefits), in subsection (1)...
27.In section 163 (general financial arrangements), in subsection (1) (payments...
28.(1) Section 165 (adjustments between the National Insurance Fund and...
Employment Rights Act 1996 (c. 18)
30.In section 27 (meaning of “wages”), in subsection (1) (sums...
31.In section 47C (right not to be subjected to detriment...
32.In section 80A (entitlement to ordinary paternity leave: birth), in...
33.In section 80B (entitlement to ordinary paternity leave: adoption), in...
34.(1) Section 80C (rights during and after ordinary and additional...
35.In section 80D (provision as to redundancy or dismissal), in...
37.(1) Section 88 (liability of employer to pay employee during...
38.(1) Section 89 (effect of notice of termination: employments without...
39.In section 99 (dismissal to be regarded as unfair where...
40.In section 106 (dismissal of employee engaged as replacement for...
41.In section 230 (meaning of “employee”, etc), after subsection (6)...
43.In section 236 (orders and regulations), in subsection (3) (affirmative...
Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999 (c. 2)
51.(1) Section 7 (funding of employers' liabilities as regards certain...
52.(1) Section 8 (regulations about payment) is amended as follows....
53.(1) Section 10 (powers to require information) is amended as...
54.In section 11 (penalties for failure to comply), in subsection...
55.(1) Section 12 (penalties for fraud or negligence) is amended...
56.In section 13 (supply of information held by Her Majesty's...
57.(1) Section 14 (supply of information held by the Secretary...
58.In section 15 (use of information by Her Majesty's Revenue...
59.In section 55 (short title etc), in subsection (8) (references...
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Whole Act without Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
The Schedules you have selected contains over 200 provisions and might take some time to download. You may also experience some issues with your browser, such as an alert box that a script is taking a long time to run.
Would you like to continue?
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As Enacted or Made): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was enacted or made. No changes have been applied to the text.
Point in Time: This becomes available after navigating to view revised legislation as it stood at a certain point in time via Advanced Features > Show Timeline of Changes or via a point in time advanced search.
Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Impact Assessments generally accompany all UK Government interventions of a regulatory nature that affect the private sector, civil society organisations and public services. They apply regardless of whether the regulation originates from a domestic or international source and can accompany primary (Acts etc) and secondary legislation (SIs). An Impact Assessment allows those with an interest in the policy area to understand:
This timeline shows the different points in time where a change occurred. The dates will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. The first date in the timeline will usually be the earliest date when the provision came into force. In some cases the first date is 01/02/1991 (or for Northern Ireland legislation 01/01/2006). This date is our basedate. No versions before this date are available. For further information see the Editorial Practice Guide and Glossary under Help.
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including: