The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Statutory Instruments

2020 No. 445

Children And Young Persons, England

The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Made

21st April 2020

Laid before Parliament

23rd April 2020

Coming into force

24th April 2020

The Secretary of State for Education, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22C(6)(d) and (11), 24D(1A), 26(1), (2) and (4A), 59(4)(a), 67(2), 104(4) of and paragraphs 12A and 12F of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989(1), sections 22(1), (1A), (2)(a) to (d), (2)(f) to (h), (2)(j), (5)(a) to (c), (7)(a) to (j), (8)(b), 25(1), 31(7), 34(1), 35(1) and 118(5) to (7) of the Care Standards Act 2000(2), sections 9(1)(a), 140(7) and (8) and 142(5) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002(3), sections 20(8)(d) and 66(1) of the Children Act 2004(4) and sections 137(4) and 181(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006(5) makes the following Regulations.

In accordance with section 22(9) of the Care Standards Act 2000 the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as were considered appropriate.

(1)

1989 c. 41. Section 22C(11) was amended by S.I. 2016/413. Section 24(1A) was inserted by section 117(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38) and substituted by S.I. 2005/413. Section 26(1) was substituted by S.I. 2016/413. Section 26(2)(e)(f) was inserted by section 118(1)(a)(b) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Section 26(2)(k) was repealed by section 10(3) of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23). Section 26(4A) was substituted by S.I. 2016/413. Section 104(4)(c) was repealed by paragraph 25(5) of Schedule 3 to the Children and Young Persons Act 2008. Paragraphs 12A to 12G of Schedule 2 were substituted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Children’s and Young Persons Act 2008. Paragraph 12F of Schedule 2 was amended by S.I. 2016/413.

(2)

2000 c. 14. Section 22(1) was amended by section 103(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6). Section 22(1)(b)(ii) was amended by S.I. 2019/772. Section 22(1A) was inserted by section 103(2) of the Children and Families Act 2014. Section 22(8)(b) was inserted by S.I. 2016/413. Section 31(7) was amended by section 95 of and Schedule 5 to the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

(3)

2002 c. 38. Section 140(7) was inserted by section 7(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014.

(4)

2004 c. 31. There are no amendments relevant to these Regulations.

(5)

2006 c. 40. There are no amendments relevant to these Regulations.