The Child Arrangements Order (Consequential Amendments to Subordinate Legislation) Order 2014

The Placement of Children with Parents etc. Regulations 1991^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 1(2) (interpretation), in the definition of “placement”-

In regulation 8(4)(f) (notification of placements)—

The Flexible Working (Eligibility, Complaints and Remedies) Regulations 2002^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2(1) (interpretation)—

In regulation 3(1)(b)(i) (entitlement to request a contract variation to care for a child), after “the child” insert “or a person named in a child arrangements order as a person with whom the child is to live”.

In regulation 3(1)(b)(ii) after paragraph (bb) insert “(cc) a person named in a child arrangements order as a person with whom the child is to live”.

for “residence order or contact” substitute “child arrangements”, and

for “residence, contact” substitute “child arrangements orders”.

The Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 14(3)(b)(ii) (requirement to provide counselling and information for, and ascertain wishes and feelings of, the parent or guardian of the child and others)—

In regulation 19(3) (adoption agency decision and notification) for sub-paragraph (b), substitute—

“any relative or other significant person whom the agency consulted under regulation 14(1) including-

(i)

any person named in a child arrangements order under section 8 of the 1989 Act, as a person with whom the child is to spend time or otherwise have contact, or

(ii)

any person in whose favour an order under section 34 of the 1989 Act (parental contact with children in care) has been made,

where such order is in force immediately before the agency is authorised to place the child for adoption”.

The Social Fund Maternity and Funeral Expenses (General) Regulations 2005^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 3 (interpretation) omit the definition of “residence order” and substitute (in the appropriate place)—

““child arrangements order” means a child arrangements order as defined in section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989 which consists of, or includes, arrangements relating to either or both of the following—

(i)

with whom the child is to live, and

(ii)

when the child is to live with any person;”

In regulation 3A(6)(c) (provision against double payment: Sure Start Maternity Grants) for “residence” substitute “child arrangements.”.

The Placement of Children (Wales) Regulations 2007^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 6(1)(g) of the Placement of Children (Wales) Regulations 2007 (notification of arrangements) for the words “in whose favour a contact order is in force with respect to the child”, substitute “named in a child arrangements order as a person with whom the child is to spend time or otherwise have contact”.

In regulation 9(2)(d) (establishment of records) for the second reference to “contact”, substitute “child arrangements”.

In regulation 3(5)(c) of the Care Leavers (England) Regulations 2010 (relevant children)^f1—

After regulation 3(5) insert the following—

“(5A)

For the purposes of paragraph (5), a child arrangements order is one that consists of, or includes, arrangements relating to either or both of the following—

(i)

with whom the child is to live, and

(ii)

when the child is to live with any person.”.

in sub-paragraph (a), omit “or”;

after sub-paragraph (a), insert—

“(aa)

(in relation to orders made in England and Wales) a child arrangements order that names Y as a person with whom X is to live, or”.

The Schedule to the School Admissions (Infant Class Size) (England) Regulations 2012^f1 is amended as follows.

In paragraph 1, after the definition of “the regular army” insert—

“(e)

“child arrangements order” means a child arrangements order as defined by section 8(1) of the Children Act 1989 which consists of, or includes, arrangements relating to either or both of the following—

(i)

with whom the child is to live, and

(ii)

when the child is to live with any person”.

In paragraph 4, for “residence” substitute “child arrangements”.

The Schedule to the School Admissions (Infant Class Sizes) (Wales) Regulations 2013 (excepted pupils)^f1 is amended as follows.

In paragraph 1, after the definition of “the regular army” insert—

“(e)

“child arrangements order” means a child arrangements order as defined by section 8(1) of the Children Act which consists of, or includes, arrangements relating to either or both of the following—

(i)

with whom the child is to live, and

(ii)

when the child is to live with any person”.

In paragraph 4, for “residence” substitute “child arrangements”.

The Education (Information About Individual Pupils) (England) Regulations 2013^f1 are amended as follows.

In regulation 2 (interpretation)—

In paragraph 13 of Schedule 1, for “residence” substitute “child arrangements”.