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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-act-2014-commencement-no-4-order-2015/article-2",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2015/993",
  "legislation_title": "The Care Act 2014 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2015",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-act-2014-commencement-no-4-order-2015",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2015",
  "text": "1st April 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act insofar as they are not already in force—\n(a) sections 1 (promoting individual well-being) to 13 (the eligibility criteria);\n(b) section 14(1) and (3) to (8) (power of local authority to charge);\n(c) subject to the modification made by article 7(2) of the Care Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2014, section 17 (assessment of financial resources) apart from subsection (2);\n(d) sections 19 (power to meet needs for care and support) to 23 (exception for provision of housing etc.);\n(e) section 24(1) and (2) (the steps for the local authority to take);\n(f) section 25 (care and support plan, support plan);\n(g) section 26(1), (3) and (4) (personal budget);\n(h) section 27 (review of care and support plan or of support plan);\n(i) sections 30 (cases where adult expresses preference for particular accommodation) to 35 (deferred payment agreements and loans: further provision);\n(j) section 37(1), (3), (4), (5) (apart from subsection (5)(b), (c) and (d)) and (6) to (15) (notification, assessment, etc.);\n(k) section 38 apart from subsection (1)(b) (case where assessments not complete on day of move);\n(l) section 39(1) to (7) (where a person’s ordinary residence is) and, insofar as it relates to the provisions referred to in paragraph (x), section 39(8);\n(m) sections 40 (disputes about ordinary residence or continuity of care) to 42 (enquiry by local authority);\n(n) section 43 and Schedule 2 (Safeguarding Adults Boards);\n(o) sections 44 (safeguarding adults reviews) to 47 (protecting property of adults being cared for away from home);\n(p) sections 48, 49 and 51 (provider failure) and, insofar as it relates to those sections, section 52 (sections 48 to 51: supplementary) apart from subsection (14);\n(q) sections 58 (assessment of a child’s need for care and support) to 70 (transfer of assets to avoid charges);\n(r) section 73 (Human Rights Act 1998: provision of regulated care or support etc. a public function);\n(s) section 74 and Schedule 3 (discharge of hospital patients with care and support needs);\n(t) sections 76 (prisoners and persons in approved premises etc.) to 79 (delegation of local authority functions);\n(u) insofar as it relates to provisions commenced by this Order, section 80 (Part 1: interpretation);\n(v) sections 82 (warning notice) and 83 (imposition of licence conditions on NHS foundation trusts);\n(w) sections 92 to 94 (false or misleading information);\n(x) in Schedule 1 (cross-border placements)—\n(i) paragraphs 1 (placements from England), 2(1), (9) and (10) (placements from Wales), 3 to 8 (placements from Scotland, Northern Ireland, etc.), 11 (regulations), 12 (interpretation) and 14(1), (2) and (5) to (7) (transitory modifications);\n(ii) insofar as it relates to paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1, paragraph 14(3).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2014/2473."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/993/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:39:02.128555+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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