# The Childcare Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017

S.I. 2017/785 · made 19 July 2017

These Regulations are made under the Childcare Act 2016 (c.5) (“The Act”). These Regulations bring into force, on 1st September 2017, those provisions of the Act which are not already in force. The provisions are sub-sections (1) and (6) of section 1 of the Act which relate to the Secretary of State’s duty to secure 30 hours of free childcare for working parents.

Made under: Childcare Act 2016 (Section 7)

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## Introductory text

Children And Young Persons, England
Made 19th July 2017
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 7(2) of the Childcare Act 2016, makes the following Regulations.

## 1 Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Childcare Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017.

## 2 Provisions coming into force on 1st September 2017

Subsections (1) and (6) of section 1 of the Childcare Act 2016 (duty to secure 30 hours free childcare available for working parents) come into force on 1st September 2017.

## Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Education
Robert Goodwill
Minister of State
Department for Education
19th July 2017

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made under the Childcare Act 2016 (c.5) (“The Act”). These Regulations bring into force, on 1st September 2017, those provisions of the Act which are not already in force. The provisions are sub-sections (1) and (6) of section 1 of the Act which relate to the Secretary of State’s duty to secure 30 hours of free childcare for working parents.
Certain provisions came into force on the passing of the Act (see section 7(1)) and all remaining provisions (other than those commenced by these Regulations) came into force on 3rd November 2016 pursuant to the Childcare Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2016 (S.I. 2016/1055).

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