Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6)

PART 2 E+W Family justice

12 Child arrangements orders E+W

(1) Section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.

(2) Omit the definitions of “contact order” and “residence order”.

(3) After “In this Act—” insert—

““child arrangements order” means an order regulating arrangements relating to any of the following—

(a) with whom a child is to live, spend time or otherwise have contact, and

(b) when a child is to live, spend time or otherwise have contact with any person;”.

(4) Schedule 2 (amendments relating to child arrangements orders) has effect.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 12 in force at 22.4.2014 by S.I. 2014/889, art. 4(b) (with transitional provisions in S.I. 2014/1042, arts. 3, 4, 6-10)