The Children Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2005

Statutory Instruments

2005 No. 3464 (C.145)

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND

The Children Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2005

Made

14th December 2005

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67(2) of the Children Act 2004(1):

Citation, interpretation and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Children Act 2004 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2005.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Children Act 2004.

(3) This Order applies to England.

Provision coming into force

2.  Section 12 of the Act shall come into force on 1st January 2006.

Beverley Hughes

Minister of State

Department for Education and Skills

14th December 2005

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the fifth Commencement Order made under the Act.

The Order brings section 12 of the Act into force. Section 12 concerns the establishment and operation of databases containing information in respect of persons to whom arrangements under section 10 or 11 of the Act, or under section 175 of the Education Act 2002(2), relate.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Children Act 2004 have been brought into force in England by commencement order made before the date of this Order:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 10	1st April 2005	2005/394
Section 11 (partially)	1st March 2005	2005/394
Section 11 (remainder)	1st October 2005	2005/394
Sections 13, 14 and 16 (partially)	1st March 2005	2005/394
Section 17	1st March 2005	2005/394
Section 18	1st April 2005	2005/394
Sections 20 to 23	1st March 2005	2005/394
Section 24	1st April 2005	2005/394
Sections 35 to 41 (Wales only)	1st April 2005	2005/700
Sections 42 and 43 (Wales only)	16th March 2005	2005/700
Section 44 (partially)	1st April 2005	2005/394
Section 44 (remainder)	1st July 2005	2005/394
Section 48 (partially)	1st March 2005	2005/394
Section 48 (remainder)	3rd October 2005	2005/2298
Section 50	1st March 2005	2005/394
Section 51	1st April 2005	2005/394
Section 52	1st July 2005	2005/394
Section 53	1st March 2005	2005/394
Section 54	1st March 2005	2005/394
Section 55	1st April 2005	2005/394
Section 57	1st March 2005	2005/394
Section 60	1st March 2005	2005/394
Section 62	12th April 2005	2005/847
Schedule 4, paragraph 1 (partially)	1st March 2005	2005/394
Schedule 4, paragraphs 2, 5 and 7 to 9	1st March 2005	2005/394
Schedule 4 (remainder, subject to a saving)	3rd October 2005	2005/2298
Schedule 5, Part 1	1st March 2005	2005/394
Schedule 5, Part 2 (partially)	1st March 2005	2005/394
Schedule 5, Part 2 (remainder)	3rd October 2005	2005/2298
Schedule 5, Parts 3 and 4	1st April 2005	2005/394

(1)

2004.c 31.

(2)

2002 c. 32.