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UK Act of Parliament
2017
United Kingdom
Children and Social Work Act 2017
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Schedules
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The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.
In regulation 5 (maximum period in secure accommodation), after paragraph...
In regulation 15 (records to be kept by managers of...
In Article 7 of the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011...
In section 124(9) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales)...
The amendments made by this Schedule to provisions of subordinate...
(1) Section 25 (use of accommodation in England for restricting...
In paragraph 19(9) of Schedule 2 (restrictions on arrangements for...
The Children (Secure Accommodation) Regulations 1991 (S.I. 1991/1505) are amended...
In regulation 1— (a) in the heading, for “and commencement”...
In regulation 2(1) (interpretation), in the definition of “children's home”,...
For regulation 3 substitute— Approval by Secretary of State of...
In regulation 17 (records), in the words before paragraph (a),...
The Secure Accommodation (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (S.S.I. 2013 No. 205)...
In Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act...
In paragraph 1(2)(a) of Schedule 2 to the Children Act...
In section 135(1)(e) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006...
In section 30 of the Children and Families Act 2014...
In paragraph 1(1)(g) of Schedule 3 to the Nationality, Immigration...
In section 83A(5)(a) of the Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning...
In Schedule 1 to the Local Authority Social Services Act...
(1) Section 83 of the Children Act 1989 (research and...
(1) Section 31 of the Children and Young Persons Act...
(1) The regulator is not to be regarded—
(1) The regulator's staff may be appointed on such terms,...
The regulator may determine its own procedure (including quorum).
No proceeding is invalidated by— (a) a vacancy in the...
(1) The regulator may delegate functions to a committee, sub-committee,...
(1) The regulator may delegate functions to any other person...
(1) A function may be delegated under paragraph 13 or...
(1) A committee or sub-committee of the regulator may include...
As soon as possible after the end of each financial...
(1) The regulator must keep proper accounts and proper records...
The Secretary of State must, in respect of each financial...
The regulator is to consist of— (a) a chair appointed...
In paragraphs 17 to 19 “financial year” means—
The application of the regulator's seal must be authenticated by...
A document purporting to be duly executed under the seal...
In Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the House of...
In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...
A member holds and vacates office in accordance with the...
A member may resign by giving written notice to the...
The Secretary of State may by notice in writing remove...
The regulator may pay to the members such remuneration, allowances...
If required to do so by the Secretary of State,...
(1) The regulator must appoint a person to be chief...
The regulator may appoint other staff.
The National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act...
In section 25H (accreditation of voluntary register: impact assessment), in...
In section 25I (functions of the Authority in relation to...
(1) Section 26A (powers of Secretary of State and devolved...
In section 27 (regulatory bodies and the Authority), in subsection...
In section 28 (complaints), in subsection (1), after “regulatory body”...
(1) Section 29 (reference to disciplinary cases by the Authority...
(1) Section 38 (regulations and orders) is amended as follows....
(1) Section 25 (the Professional Standards Authority for Health and...
(1) Section 25A (funding of the Authority) is amended as...
After section 25A insert— Funding of the Authority by Social...
In section 25C (appointments to regulatory bodies), in subsection (7),...
(1) Section 25D (power of regulatory bodies to establish voluntary...
In section 25E (section 25D: interpretation), omit subsections (10) and...
In section 25F (establishment of voluntary register: impact assessment), in...
In section 25G (power of the Authority to accredit voluntary...
In section 18(e) of the London County Council (General Powers)...
The Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001 (SI 2002/254)...
(1) Article 3 is amended as follows.
In article 6(3)(aa), omit “or social work”.
In article 7(4), omit “or social work”.
(1) Article 9 is amended as follows.
(1) Article 10 is amended as follows.
In article 11A, omit paragraph (11).
(1) Article 12 is amended as follows.
(1) Article 13 is amended as follows.
For the heading of article 13A substitute “ Visiting health...
In section 58 of the Medicines Act 1968, omit subsection...
Omit article 13B.
In article 19(2A)(b), omit “or social work”.
In article 20, omit the words from “; but the...
(1) Article 37 is amended as follows.
(1) Article 38 is amended as follows.
In article 39, omit paragraph (1A).
In Schedule 1, in paragraph 1A(1)(b), omit paragraph (ia) (but...
(1) In Schedule 3, paragraph 1 is amended as follows....
(1) In section 10 of the Adoption and Children Act...
In section 343(2) of the Income Tax (Earning and Pensions)...
In section 3 of the Video Recordings Act 1984, omit...
In section 126 of the National Health Service Act 2006,...
In section 80 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act...
In section 257(3) of the Armed Forces Act 2006, for...
The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 is amended as follows....
In section 41(7), in the table, after entry 10 insert—...
In Schedule 3, in paragraph 16(4), after paragraph (l) insert—...
In section 30A(6) of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland)...
(1) In section 2 of the Children and Young Persons...
In the Health and Social Care Act 2012 omit sections...
The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016...
In section 4 of the London Local Authorities Act 1991,...
In section 111(4)(b)— (a) in the Welsh text, for “Cyngor...
In section 117(4)(a)— (a) in the Welsh text, after “Gofal”...
In section 119(4)(a)(ii)— (a) in the Welsh text, for “y...
In section 125(5)(a)(ii)— (a) in the Welsh text, for “y...
In section 174(5)(a)(ii)— (a) in the Welsh text, for “Cyngor...
For the title to the Health and Social Work Professions...
In article 1(1) of that Order (citation), for “the Health...
In the following provisions, for “the Health and Social Work...
In the definition of “registered psychologist” in each of the...
In Part 2 of Schedule 9 to the Value Added...
In section 69(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998, in...
The Care Standards Act 2000 is amended as follows.
(1) Section 55 is amended as follows.
(1) Section 67 is amended as follows.
Browse 71 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Corporate parenting principles
Local offer for care leavers
Advice and support
Duty of local authority in relation to previously looked after children
Maintained schools: staff member for previously looked after pupils
Academies: staff member for looked after and previously looked after pupils
Maintained schools: guidance for staff member for looked after pupils
Care orders: permanence provisions
Adoption: duty to have regard to relationship with adopters
Placing children in secure accommodation elsewhere in Great Britain
Chapter 1: consequential amendments
Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel
Functions of the Panel
Events to be notified to the Panel
Information
Local arrangements for safeguarding and promoting welfare of children
Local child safeguarding practice reviews
Further provision about arrangements
Information
Funding
Combining safeguarding partner areas and delegating functions
Guidance by Secretary of State
Interpretation
Child death reviews
Information
Funding
Combining child death review partner areas and delegating functions
Guidance and interpretation
Regulations under provisions inserted by sections 13, 16 and 17
Abolition of Local Safeguarding Children Boards
Chapter 2: consequential amendments
Pre-employment protection of whistle-blowers
Power to secure proper performance
Education relating to relationships and sex
Other personal, social, health and economic education
Social Work England
Over-arching objective
Advisers
Registration
Restrictions on practice and protected titles
Professional standards
Improvement standards
Education and training
Discipline and fitness to practise
Offences
Ensuring adequate provision of social work training
Exercise by Special Health Authority of functions under section 46(1)(b)
Approval of courses for approved mental health professionals
Approval of courses for best interests assessors
Fees
Grants
Information and advice
Duty to co-operate
Information for Secretary of State
Default powers
Oversight by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
Conferral of functions and sub-delegation
Consultation
Parliamentary procedure for regulations under Part 2
Transfer scheme
Repeal of existing powers to regulate social workers
Amendments to do with this Part
Interpretation of Part 2
Review by independent person
Power to make transitional provision
Power to make consequential provision
Regulations: general
Affirmative and negative resolution procedures
Extent
Commencement
Short title
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Ofsted
PrimaryOffice for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
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.
Health and Care Professions Council
Statutory regulator for 15 health and care professions including physiotherapists, paramedics, occupational therapists, radiographers, dietitians, biomedical scientists, and others. Maintains registers and …
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