Running a childcare setting
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UK Act of Parliament
2014
United Kingdom
Children and Families Act 2014
At a glance
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 10
- Employer 1
Plus 22 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Step-by-step journeys using this legislation
Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Direct — cites this Act
2 guidesSupporting — topic alignment
2 guidesMentioned in related content
1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
Employers also bound by 694 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- The Income Tax (Pay As You Earn) Regulations 2003 2003 236 duties
- Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations 1998 1998 120 duties
- TULRCA 1992 1992 72 duties
- Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (current NI employment law) 1996 52 duties
- Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 2003 50 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part 1 — Adoption and contact
Browse 9 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Contact between prescribed persons and adopted person's relatives
Placement of looked after children with prospective adopters
Repeal of requirement to give due consideration to ethnicity: England
Recruitment, assessment and approval of prospective adopters
Adoption support services: personal budgets
Adoption support services: duty to provide information
The Adoption and Children Act Register
Contact: children in care of local authorities
Contact: post-adoption
Part 2 — Family justice
Browse 9 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Family mediation information and assessment meetings
Welfare of the child: parental involvement
Child arrangements orders
Control of expert evidence, and of assessments, in children proceedings
Care, supervision and other family proceedings: time limits and timetables
Care plans
Care proceedings and care plans: regulations: procedural requirements
Repeal of restrictions on divorce and dissolution etc where there are children
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
Local authority functions: supporting and involving children and young people
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must involve children and parents in support decisions Local authority
Identifying children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must identify all children with SEND in their area Local authority
Duty of health bodies to bring certain children to local authority's attention
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Health bodies must notify local authorities of children with SEND Statutory regulator
Promoting integration
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must integrate education, health, and social care services Local authority
Co-operating generally: local authority functions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities and partners must cooperate on special educational needs Local authority
Co-operating generally: governing body functions
- Schools and local authorities must co-operate on special needs functions Any Person
SEN and disability local offer
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must publish and review a 'local offer' for SEN and disability Local authority
Co-operating in specific cases: local authority functions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Specified public bodies must cooperate with local authority SEN requests Local authority
Children and young people with special educational needs but no EHC plan
- Ensure children without EHC plans are educated in mainstream settings Any Person
Children with SEN in maintained nurseries and mainstream schools
- Ensure children with SEN are included in school activities Any Person
Education, health and care plans
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must prepare and maintain EHC plans Local authority
Preparation of EHC plans: draft plan
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must consult and provide draft EHC plans Local authority
Finalising EHC plans: request for particular school or other institution
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must consult schools and finalise EHC plans Local authority
Finalising EHC plans: no request for particular school or other institution
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must name a school in a final EHC plan Local authority
Duty to secure special educational provision and health care provision in accordance with EHC Plan
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must secure special educational and health care provision Local authority
Reviews and re-assessments
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must review and re-assess EHC plans Local authority
Release of child or young person for whom EHC plan previously maintained
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must maintain and review EHC plans for young people on release Local authority
Appeals
Fine up to £1,000- Fail to provide evidence or attend a Tribunal hearing Any Person
Right to mediation
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must notify parents and young people of mediation rights Local authority
Fees for special educational provision at non-maintained schools and post-16 institutions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must pay fees for EHC plan placements Local authority
Using best endeavours to secure special educational provision
- Use best endeavours to provide special educational support Any Person
SEN co-ordinators
- Designate a qualified Special Educational Needs Co-ordinator (SENCO) Employer
Informing parents and young people
- Inform parents when providing special educational support without an EHC plan Any Person
SEN information report
- Prepare and publish a Special Educational Needs (SEN) information report Any Person
Assessment of post-detention education, health and care needs of detained persons
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must assess education and health needs of detained persons Local authority
Securing EHC plans for certain detained persons
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Home authority must prepare EHC plans for certain detained persons Local authority
EHC plans for certain detained persons: appeals and mediation
Fine up to £1,000- Fail to provide evidence or documents for a Tribunal appeal Any Person
Duty to keep EHC plans for detained persons
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Home authority must maintain EHC plans and provision for detained youth Local authority
Browse 37 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
When a child or young person has special educational needs
Special educational provision, health care provision and social care provision
When a local authority is responsible for a child or young person
Joint commissioning arrangements
Duty to keep education and care provision under review
Advice and information
Children and young people with EHC plans
Assessment of education, health and care needs
Independent special schools and special post-16 institutions: approval
Schools and other institutions named in EHC plan: duty to admit
Ceasing to maintain an EHC plan
Maintaining an EHC plan after young person's 25th birthday
Transfer of EHC plans
Personal budgets and direct payments
Continuation of services under section 17 of the Children Act 1989
Mediation: health care issues
Mediation: educational and social care issues etc
Mediation
Mediation: supplementary
Resolution of disagreements
Appeals and claims by children: pilot schemes
Appeals and claims by children: follow-up provision
Equality Act 2010: claims against schools by disabled young people
Special educational provision otherwise than in schools, post-16 institutions etc
Special educational provision outside England and Wales
Supply of goods and services
Access to schools, post-16 institutions and other institutions
Application of Part to detained persons
Supply of goods and services: detained persons
Provision and publication of special needs information
Code of practice
Making and approval of code
Review of resolution of disagreements
Parents and young people lacking capacity
Disapplication of Chapter 1 of Part 4 of EA 1996 in relation to children in England
Consequential amendments
Interpretation of Part 3
Part 4 — Childcare etc
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Childminder agencies
Inspections at request of providers of childcare to young children
Repeal of local authority's duty to assess sufficiency of childcare provision
Discharge of authority's duty to secure free early years provision
Governing bodies: provision of community facilities
Childcare costs scheme: preparatory expenditure
Part 5 — Welfare of children
Purchase of tobacco , nicotine products etc. on behalf of persons under 18
Fine up to £2,500- Buying tobacco or nicotine products for someone under 18 Any Person
Prohibition of sale of nicotine products to persons under 18
Fine up to £2,500- Sell nicotine products to anyone under 18 Any Person
Young carers
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must identify and assess the needs of young carers Local authority
Parent carers
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authorities must assess the needs of parent carers Local authority
Duty to support pupils with medical conditions
Amended 1 timeAllergy safety policy
Amended 1 timeRegulations about allergy safety
Amended 1 timeDisqualification from carrying on, or being employed in, a children's home
Amended 1 timeProvision of free school lunches
Amended 1 timeBrowse 10 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Extension of licensing of child performances to children under 14
Amendments consequential on section 92
Regulation of retail packaging etc of tobacco products
Smoking in a private vehicle
Arrangements for living with former foster parents after reaching adulthood
Promotion of educational achievement of children looked after by local authorities
Local authority functions relating to children etc: intervention
Application of suspension etc powers to establishments and agencies in England
Objectives and standards for establishments and agencies in England
National minimum standards for establishments and agencies in England
Part 6 — The Children's Commissioner
Browse 10 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Primary function of the Children's Commissioner
Provision by Commissioner of advice and assistance to certain children
Commissioner's powers to enter premises
Provision of information to Commissioner
Advisory board
Business plans
Annual reports
Children living away from home or receiving social care
Children's Commissioner: minor and consequential amendments
Repeal of requirement to appoint Children's Rights Director
Part 7 — Statutory rights to leave and pay
Shared parental leave
Amended 1 timeExclusion or curtailment of other statutory rights to leave
Amended 3 timesStatutory shared parental pay
Amended 1 timeExclusion or curtailment of other statutory rights to pay
Amended 1 timeStatutory rights to leave and pay of prospective adopters with whom looked after children are placed
Amended 1 timeStatutory rights to leave and pay of applicants for parental orders
Amended 1 timeStatutory paternity pay: notice requirement and period of payment
Amended 2 timesRate of statutory adoption pay
Amended 1 timeAbolition of additional paternity leave and additional statutory paternity pay
Amended 1 timeFurther amendments
Amended 4 timesPart 8 — Time off work: ante-natal care etc
Time off work to accompany to ante-natal appointments
Amended 4 timesTime off work to attend adoption appointments
Amended 3 timesRight not to be subjected to detriment: agency workers
Amended 4 timesTime off work for ante-natal care: increased amount of award
Amended 1 timePart 9 — Right to request flexible working
Removal of requirement to be a carer
Amended 1 timeDealing with applications
Amended 1 timeComplaints to employment tribunals
Amended 1 timeReview of sections 131 to 133
Amended 1 timeOther duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must review and report on flexible working regulations Crown / Minister / Government department
Part 10 — General provisions
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Schedules
Browse 338 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Child arrangements orders: amendments
Special educational needs: consequential amendments
Statutory rights to leave and pay: further amendments
The Adoption and Children Act Register
The Adoption and Children Act 2002 is amended as follows....
In section 144 (general interpretation etc), in subsection (2)—
(1) Sections 125 to 131 cease to have effect in...
(1) Section 125 (Adoption and Children Act Register) is amended...
(1) Section 126 (use of an organisation to establish the...
(1) Section 127 (use of an organisation as agency for...
(1) Section 128 (supply of information for the register) is...
(1) Section 129 (disclosure of information) is amended as follows....
Section 130 (territorial application) is repealed.
(1) Section 131 (supplementary) is amended as follows.
In section 142 (supplementary and consequential provision), in subsection (4)...
The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.
(1) Section 11D (further provision about contact activity conditions) is...
(1) Section 11E (making of contact activity directions and conditions)...
(1) Section 11F (contact activity: financial assistance) is amended as...
(1) Section 11G (contact activity: monitoring) is amended as follows....
(1) Section 11H (monitoring contact) is amended as follows.
In section 11I (warning notices to be attached to contact...
(1) Section 11J (enforcement orders where contact order not complied...
(1) Section 11K (enforcement orders: further provisions) is amended as...
(1) Section 11L (making of enforcement orders) is amended as...
(1) Section 11O (compensation for financial loss arising from breach...
(1) Section 5 (appointment of guardians) is amended as follows....
(1) Section 11P (compensation orders under section 11O(2): further provision)...
(1) Section 12 (residence orders and parental responsibility) is amended...
(1) Section 13 (effect of residence order on change of...
Omit section 14 (enforcement of residence orders in magistrates' courts)....
In section 14A(5) (persons eligible to apply for special guardianship...
(1) Section 14B (making of special guardianship orders) is amended...
In section 14D(1) (persons eligible to apply for variation or...
(1) Section 16 (family assistance orders) is amended as follows....
For section 20(9)(a) (if accommodation under section 20 provided for...
In section 22C(3)(c) (where residence order in favour of a...
In the title of section 8 for “Residence, contact” substitute...
In section 23(4) (persons not referred to as local authority...
In section 34(1)(c) (child in care to be allowed reasonable...
(1) Section 38 (interim care or supervision orders) is amended...
(1) Section 41 (representation of child: meaning of “specified proceedings”)...
In section 43(11) (persons to be given notice of application...
In section 44(13) (persons to be allowed reasonable contact with...
In section 46(10) (persons to be allowed reasonable contact with...
(1) Section 91 (effect and duration of orders etc.) is...
(1) Section 105 (interpretation) is amended as follows.
(1) Schedule A1 (enforcement orders) is amended as follows.
(1) Section 9 (restrictions on making section 8 orders) is...
(1) Schedule 1 (financial provision for children) is amended as...
In Schedule 14, omit paragraph 10 (certain orders made under...
(1) Section 3 of the Marriage Act 1949 (marriage of...
(1) Section 70 of the Children and Young Persons Act...
In Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act...
(1) Paragraph 11 of Schedule 1 to the Domicile and...
In section 28(1) of the Mental Health Act 1983 (“nearest...
(1) Section 1 of the Child Abduction Act 1984 (offence...
For paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 3 to the Child Abduction...
The Family Law Act 1986 is amended as follows.
(1) Section 10 (power of court to make section 8...
(1) Section 5 (which contains references to contact activity directions)...
(1) Section 6 (which includes provision for a family assistance...
For section 3(4)(c) of the Child Support Act 1991 (persons...
The Armed Forces Act 1991 is amended as follows.
In section 17(4) (persons who may apply for assessment order)...
In section 18(7) (persons who may apply to vary or...
In section 20(8) (persons who are to be allowed reasonable...
In section 22A(7) (persons who are to be allowed reasonable...
(1) Section 23(1) (interpretation of Part 3) is amended as...
The Adoption and Children Act 2002 is amended as follows....
(1) Section 11 (section 8 orders: general principles and supplementary...
(1) Section 26 (placement of children by adoption agency for...
(1) Section 28 (further consequences of placement) is amended as...
(1) Section 29 (further consequences of placement orders) is amended...
(1) Section 32 (recovery of child from placement) is amended...
(1) Section 35 (return of placed child in certain cases)...
(1) Schedule 6 (glossary) is amended as follows.
(1) Schedule 2 to the Civil Partnership Act 2004 (civil...
The Income Tax (Trading and Other Income) Act 2005 is...
(1) Section 744 (payments to adopters, etc: England and Wales)...
In section 806(5) (persons who are not foster carers for...
(1) Section 11A (contact activity directions) is amended as follows....
In paragraph 13(1)(c) of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid,...
(1) Section 11B (further provision about contact activity directions) is...
(1) Section 11C (contact activity conditions) is amended as follows....
The Education Act 1996 is amended as follows.
Before section 312 (meaning of special educational needs etc) insert—...
(1) Section 312 (meaning of “special educational needs” and “special...
(1) Section 313 (code of practice) is amended as follows....
(1) Section 314 (making and approval of code) is amended...
(1) Section 316A (education otherwise than in mainstream schools) is...
In section 317 (duties of governing body or local authority...
(1) Section 318 (provision of goods and services in connection...
In section 326 (appeal against contents of statement), in subsection...
(1) Section 326A (unopposed appeals) is amended as follows.
(1) Section 328A (appeal against determination of local authority in...
(1) Section 6 (nursery schools and special schools) is amended...
(1) Section 329A (review or assessment of educational needs at...
(1) Section 332ZA (right of a child to appeal to...
In section 332ZB (notice and service of documents on a...
(1) Section 332ZC (case friends—Wales) is amended as follows.
(1) Section 332A (advice and information for parents—England) is repealed....
(1) Section 332AA (advice and information— Wales) is amended as...
(1) Section 332B (resolution of disputes—England) is repealed.
(1) Section 332BA (resolution of disputes—Wales) is amended as follows....
(1) Section 332BB (independent advocacy services—Wales) is amended as follows....
(1) Sections 332C to 332E (information about children in England...
(1) Section 13 (general responsibility for education) is amended as...
In the cross-heading which precedes section 333 (Special Educational Needs...
(1) Section 333 (constitution of Welsh Tribunal) is amended as...
In section 335 (remuneration and expenses), in subsection (1) and...
(1) Section 336 (Tribunal procedure) is amended as follows.
(1) Section 336ZB (appeals from the Welsh Tribunal to the...
In section 336A (compliance with orders), in subsection (2)—
For section 337 (special schools) substitute— Special schools A school is a special school if it is specially...
In section 342 (approval of non-maintained special schools), in subsection...
(1) Section 348 (provision of special education at non-maintained schools)...
(1) Section 438 (choice of school: child without statement of...
In section 13A (duty to promote high standards and fulfilment...
(1) Section 440 (amendment of order at request of parent:...
(1) Section 441 (choice of school: child with statement of...
In section 442 (revocation of order at request of parent),...
In section 463 (meaning of “independent school”)—
(1) Section 483A (city colleges and academies: special educational needs)...
In section 507B (local authorities in England: functions in respect...
In section 508F (local authorities in England: provision of transport...
In the title of section 508I (complaints about transport arrangements...
(1) Section 509AB (local authorities in England: further provision about...
In section 509AC (interpretation of sections 509AA and 509AB), in...
(1) Section 15ZA (duty in respect of education and training...
(1) Section 514A (provision of boarding accommodation for persons subject...
In section 517 (payment of fees at schools not maintained...
(1) Section 532A (direct payments: persons with special educational needs...
In section 532B (direct payments: pilot schemes), in subsection (9)...
In section 560A (work experience for persons over compulsory school...
(1) Section 562C (detained persons with special educational needs) is...
In section 562D (appropriate special educational provision: arrangements between local...
(1) Section 562G (information to be provided where statement of...
(1) Section 562H (release of detained person appearing to host...
In section 579 (general interpretation)— (a) in subsection (1), after...
In section 15A (powers in respect of education and training...
In section 580 (index)— (a) after the entry for “education...
In Schedule 35B (meaning of “eligible child” for purposes of...
(1) In Schedule 36A (education functions), the table in paragraph...
In Schedule 5 to the Local Government Act 1974 (matters...
(1) In the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act...
(1) The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.
(1) In Schedule 9 to the Value Added Tax Act...
The School Standards and Framework Act 1998 is amended as...
(1) Section 98 (admission for nursery education or to nursery...
(1) Section 123 (nursery education: children with special educational needs)...
In section 15B (functions in respect of education for persons...
In Part A1 of Schedule 22 (disposals of land in...
The Learning and Skills Act 2000 is amended as follows....
In section 35 (conditions imposed by Welsh Ministers on financial...
In section 41 (discharge by the Welsh Ministers of certain...
Sections 139A, 139B and 139C (assessments relating to learning difficulties:...
In consequence of the repeals made by paragraphs 72, 73...
The Education Act 2002 is amended as follows.
In section 92 (pupils with statements of special educational needs:...
(1) Section 94 (information concerning directions under section 93) is...
(1) Section 36 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act...
In section 18A (provision of education for persons subject to...
In section 10(9) of the Children Act 2004 (co-operation arrangements...
In section 16 of the Education and Inspections Act 2006...
The Education and Skills Act 2008 is amended as follows....
In section 4 (meaning of appropriate full-time education or training)—...
In section 17 (sharing and use of information held for...
In section 47 (attendance notice: description of education or training)—...
In section 78(1) (Part 2: supplementary), in the definition of...
In section 132 (providers of independent education or training for...
The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 is amended...
In section 83 (power to secure provision of apprenticeship training)—...
In the title of Chapter 1 of Part 4 (children...
In section 86 (education and training for persons aged 19...
In section 87 (learning aims for persons aged 19 or...
In section 101 (financial resources: conditions), in subsection (5)(f)—
In section 115 (persons with learning difficulties)—
In section 129 (general duties of Ofqual)—
In section 1 of the Academies Act 2010 (Academy arrangements),...
In paragraph 2 of Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid,...
Childminder agencies: amendments
The Childcare Act 2006 is amended as follows.
In section 38 (conditions on registration), in subsections (1) and...
(1) Section 44 (instruments specifying learning and development or welfare...
In section 49 (inspections), in subsection (1) for “under this...
After Chapter 2 (regulation of early years provision) insert— CHAPTER...
The Childcare Act 2006 is amended as follows.
In section 52 (requirement to register: later years childminders for...
(1) Section 53 (requirement to register: other later years providers...
(1) Section 54 (applications for registration: later years childminders) is...
(1) Section 55 (applications for registration: other later years providers)...
(1) Section 56 (entry on the register and certificates) is...
(1) Section 32 (childcare registration in England: maintenance of the...
After section 56 insert— Later years childminder agencies: registers and...
In section 57 (special procedure for registered early years providers),...
After section 57 insert— Special procedure for providers registered with...
In section 58 (conditions on registration), in subsections (1) and...
(1) Section 59 (regulations governing activities) is amended as follows....
In section 60 (inspections), in subsection (1) for “under this...
After Chapter 3 (regulation of later years provision for children...
The Childcare Act 2006 is amended as follows.
In section 65 (special procedure for persons already registered), in...
After section 65 insert— Voluntary registration of persons registered with...
The Childcare Act 2006 is amended as follows.
In section 66 (conditions on registration), in subsections (1) and...
(1) Section 67 (regulations governing activities) is amended as follows....
The Childcare Act 2006 is amended as follows.
(1) Section 68 (cancellation of registration) is amended as follows....
(1) Section 69 (suspension of registration) is amended as follows....
After section 69 insert— Cancellation, termination and suspension of registration...
After section 69A (as inserted by paragraph 35) insert— Cancellation...
(1) Section 70 (voluntary removal from register) is amended as...
After section 70 insert— Voluntary removal from a childcare register:...
In section 71 (termination of voluntary registration on expiry of...
In section 33 (requirement to register: early years childminders), in...
In section 72 (protection of children in an emergency), in...
(1) Section 73 (procedure for taking certain steps) is amended...
(1) Section 74 (appeals) is amended as follows.
In the italic heading before section 75 (disqualification from registration),...
In the title of section 75, at the end insert...
(1) Section 76 (consequences of disqualification) is amended as follows....
After section 76 insert— Disqualification from registration: childminder agencies Disqualification...
(1) Section 77 (powers of entry) is amended as follows....
For the title of section 78 substitute “ Powers of...
After section 78 insert— Chief Inspector's powers of entry: childminder...
(1) Section 34 (requirement to register: other early years providers)...
In section 79 (power of constable to assist in exercise...
(1) Section 82 (supply of information to the Chief Inspector),...
(1) Section 83 (supply of information to HMRC and local...
After section 83 insert— Supply of information to the Secretary...
In the title of section 84 (disclosure of information for...
After section 84 insert— Disclosure of information for certain purposes:...
In section 85 (offence of making false or misleading statement),...
(1) Section 87 (offences by bodies corporate) is amended as...
In section 89 (fees), in subsection (1) after “to 4”...
(1) Section 90 (cases where consent to disclosure is withheld)...
(1) Section 35 (applications for registration: early years childminders) is...
(1) Section 93 (notices) is amended as follows.
In section 94 (power to amend Part 3: applications in...
(1) Section 98 (interpretation of Part 3) is amended as...
In section 99 of the Childcare Act 2006 (provision of...
In the Employment Agencies Act 1973, in section 13(7) (exemptions)...
(1) Section 36 (applications for registration: other early years providers)...
(1) Section 37 (entry on the register and certificates) is...
After section 37 insert— Early years childminder agencies: registers and...
Children's Commissioner: minor and consequential amendments
(1) Section 3 of the Children Act 2004 (inquiries initiated...
(1) Section 4 of the Children Act 2004 (inquiries held...
(1) Section 5 of the Children Act 2004 (functions of...
(1) Section 6 of the Children Act 2004 (functions of...
(1) Section 7 of the Children Act 2004 (functions of...
(1) For section 9 of the Children Act 2004 (care...
In Schedule 1 to the Children Act 2004, in paragraph...
In Schedule 1 to the Children Act 2004, after paragraph...
(1) In Schedule 1 to the Children Act 2004, in...
Repeal of requirement to appoint Children's Rights Director: transfer schemes
(1) The Secretary of State may make a scheme (a...
(1) The Secretary of State may make a scheme (a...
In the following provisions of this Schedule, a reference to...
A transfer by virtue of a staff transfer scheme or...
A staff transfer scheme or a property transfer scheme may...
In this Schedule— “the Chief Inspector” means Her Majesty's Chief...
Schedule 5 to the Social Security Act 1989 (employment-related schemes...
In the title of Part 12ZA, the words “Ordinary and...
The italic cross-heading preceding section 171ZA is repealed.
(1) Section 171ZA (entitlement to ordinary statutory paternity pay: birth)...
(1) Section 171ZB (entitlement to ordinary statutory paternity pay: adoption)...
(1) Section 171ZC (entitlement to ordinary statutory paternity pay: general)...
(1) Section 171ZD (liability to pay ordinary statutory paternity pay)...
(1) Section 171ZE (rate and period of pay) is amended...
The italic cross-heading preceding section 171ZEA is repealed.
The italic cross-heading preceding section 171ZF is repealed.
In section 171ZF (restrictions on contracting out), in subsection (2)...
(1) Paragraph 5A (schemes that contain unfair paternity leave provisions)...
In section 171ZG (relationship with contractual remuneration), subsection (4) is...
(1) Section 171ZJ (provision supplementary to Part 12ZA) is amended...
In section 176 (Parliamentary control of subordinate legislation), in subsection...
The Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows....
In section 5 (regulations about claims for and payments of...
In section 122AA (disclosure of contributions information etc by HMRC),...
In section 150 (annual up-rating of benefits), in subsection (1)...
In section 163 (general financial arrangements), in subsection (1) (payments...
(1) Section 165 (adjustments between the National Insurance Fund and...
The Employment Rights Act 1996 is amended as follows.
(1) Paragraph 5B (schemes that contain unfair adoption leave provisions)...
In section 27 (meaning of “wages”), in subsection (1) (sums...
In section 47C (right not to be subjected to detriment...
In section 80A (entitlement to ordinary paternity leave: birth), in...
In section 80B (entitlement to ordinary paternity leave: adoption), in...
(1) Section 80C (rights during and after ordinary and additional...
In section 80D (provision as to redundancy or dismissal), in...
(1) Section 80E (supplemental to Chapter 3 of Part 8)...
(1) Section 88 (liability of employer to pay employee during...
(1) Section 89 (effect of notice of termination: employments without...
In section 99 (dismissal to be regarded as unfair where...
After paragraph 5B there is inserted— Unfair shared parental leave...
In section 106 (dismissal of employee engaged as replacement for...
In section 230 (meaning of “employee”, etc), after subsection (6)...
In section 235 (other definitions), in subsection (1)—
In section 236 (orders and regulations), in subsection (3) (affirmative...
The Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions, etc.) Act 1999...
(1) Section 8 (decisions by officers of Revenue and Customs)...
In section 11 (appeals against decisions of officers of Revenue...
(1) Section 14 (matters arising as respects decisions) is amended...
(1) Sections 132 and 133 of the Finance Act 1999...
In Schedule 15 to the Finance Act 2000 (the corporate...
(1) Section 182 of the Finance Act 1989 (offences relating...
The Employment Act 2002 is amended as follows.
(1) Section 7 (funding of employers' liabilities as regards certain...
(1) Section 8 (regulations about payment) is amended as follows....
(1) Section 10 (powers to require information) is amended as...
In section 11 (penalties for failure to comply), in subsection...
(1) Section 12 (penalties for fraud or negligence) is amended...
In section 13 (supply of information held by Her Majesty's...
(1) Section 14 (supply of information held by the Secretary...
In section 15 (use of information by Her Majesty's Revenue...
In section 55 (short title etc), in subsection (8) (references...
The Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 is amended...
(1) Section 323 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002...
The Income Tax (Earnings and Pensions) Act 2003 is amended...
(1) Section 660 (taxable benefits: UK benefits - Table A)...
(1) Schedule 5 (enterprise management incentives) is amended as follows....
(1) Schedule 1 to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs...
The Work and Families Act 2006 is amended as follows....
Sections 3 to 10 (additional paternity leave and additional statutory...
Section 11(2) (treatment of references to statutory paternity pay) is...
In Schedule 1 (leave and pay related to birth or...
The Income Tax Act 2007 is amended as follows.
In section 1 (outline of contributory system), in subsection (5)...
In section 186A (enterprise investment schemes: the number of employees...
In section 257DJ (seed enterprise investment schemes: the number of...
In section 297A (venture capital trusts: the number of employees...
(1) Section 20 of the Welfare Reform Act 2007 (relationship...
In section 13 of the Pensions Act 2008 (qualifying earnings),...
In the Welfare Reform Act 2012, in section 63 (entitlement...
In section 4 (payments treated as remuneration and earnings), in...
In section 4C (power to make provision in consequence of...
Official guidance
Authoritative sources published by regulators or government explaining this legislation.
- Schools in Wales technical guidance consultation - Chapter 2: Overview of the schools provisions of the Act | EHRC (opens in a new tab) from EHRC Detailed Guidance
- Schools in England technical guidance consultation - Chapter 7: Reasonable adjustments for disabled pupils | EHRC (opens in a new tab) from EHRC Detailed Guidance
- Schools in England technical guidance consultation - Chapter 4: Admissions | EHRC (opens in a new tab) from EHRC Detailed Guidance
- Schools in England technical guidance consultation - Chapter 3: Important concepts | EHRC (opens in a new tab) from EHRC Detailed Guidance
- Schools in England technical guidance consultation - Chapter 2: Overview of the schools provisions of the Act | EHRC (opens in a new tab) from EHRC Detailed Guidance
- Shared Parental Leave and Pay - eligibility and how to apply (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
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Ofsted
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Inspects and regulates services providing education, training, and childcare in England. Inspects schools, colleges, initial teacher training, and children's social care. Registers …
Office of Qualifications and Examinations Regulation
Regulates qualifications, examinations, and assessments in England. Approves and monitors awarding organisations. Maintains the Register of Regulated Qualifications.
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