The Children Act 2004 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the tenth Commencement Order made under the Children Act 2004 (“the Act”).

Article 2 brings into force on 21st March 2008 section 19 of the Act which requires each children’s services authority in England to designate one of their members as their “lead member for children’s services”.

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order–

Table 1

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 10	1st April 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 11 partially	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 11 fully	1st October 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 12	1st January 2006	2005/3464 (C. 145)
Sections 13, 14 and 16 partially	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Sections 13 to 16 fully	1st April 2006	2006/927 (C. 24)
Section 17	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 18	1st April 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 20 to 23	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 24	1st April 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 25	1st September 2006	2006/870 (W. 80) (C. 20)
Section 26	31st March 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Section 27	1st September 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Section 28(1)(a) to (c) and (i), and (2) partially, (3) and (4)	1st April 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Section 30	1st October 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Section 31	1st October 2006	2006/870 (W. 80) (C. 20)
Sections 32 to 34	1st October 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Sections 35 to 41	1st April 2005	2005/700 (W. 59) (C. 30)
Sections 42 and 43	16th March 2005	2005/700 (W. 59) (C. 30)
Sections 44 partially, in relation to England	1st April 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 44 fully, in relation to England	1st July 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 44 in relation to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Section 48 partially	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 48 fully in relation to England	3rd October 2005	2005/2298 (C. 97)
Section 48, in relation to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/885 (W.85) (C. 23)
Section 50, in relation to England	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 50, in relation to Wales	1st October 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Section 51, in relation to England	1st April 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 52, in relation to England	1st July 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 52, in relation to Wales	1st October 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Section 53, in relation to England	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 53, in relation to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Section 54, in relation to England	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 54, in relation to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Section 55, in relation to England	1st April 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 55, in relation to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Section 56 in relation to England	1st April 2006	2006/927(C. 24)
Section 56, in relation to Wales	1st October 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Section 57, in relation to England	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 57, in relation to Wales	30th December 2005	2005/3363 (W. 260) (C. 143)
Section 60	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Section 61	1st April 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Section 62	12th April 2005	2005/847 (C. 35)
Schedule 3	1st April 2005	2005/700 (W. 59) (C. 30)
Schedule 4, paragraphs 1 (partially), 2, 5, 7, 8, and 9 in relation to England	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Schedule 4 fully, in relation to England	3rd October 2005	2005/2298 (C .97)
Schedule 4, paragraph 1 (partially), and paragraphs 2 to 4 and 6 to 9, in relation to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Schedule 5, Part 1, in relation to England	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Schedule 5, Part 1 partially, in relation to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Schedule 5, Part 1 partially, in relation to Wales	1st September 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Schedule 5, Part 2 partially, in relation to England	1st March 2005	2005/394 (C.18)
Schedule 5, Part 2 fully, in relation to England	3rd October 2005	2005/2298 (C. 97)
Schedule 5, Part 2, in relation to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)
Schedule 5, Parts 3 and 4, in relation to England	1st April 2005	2005/394 (C. 18)
Schedule 5, Part 4, in relation to Wales	1st April 2006	2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)