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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-2004-commencement-no-9-order-2008/note",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2008/752",
  "legislation_title": "The Children Act 2004 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-act-2004-commencement-no-9-order-2008",
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  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis is the tenth Commencement Order made under the Children Act 2004 (“the Act”).\nArticle 2 brings into force on 21st March 2008 section 19 of the Act which requires each children’s services authority in England to designate one of their members as their “lead member for children’s services”.\nThe following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order–\nTable 1\nProvision\nDate of Commencement\nS.I. No.\nSection 10\n1st April 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 11 partially\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 11 fully\n1st October 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 12\n1st January 2006\n2005/3464 (C. 145)\nSections 13, 14 and 16 partially\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSections 13 to 16 fully\n1st April 2006\n2006/927 (C. 24)\nSection 17\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 18\n1st April 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 20 to 23\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 24\n1st April 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 25\n1st September 2006\n2006/870 (W. 80) (C. 20)\nSection 26\n31st March 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSection 27\n1st September 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSection 28(1)(a) to (c) and (i), and (2) partially, (3) and (4)\n1st April 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSection 30\n1st October 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSection 31\n1st October 2006\n2006/870 (W. 80) (C. 20)\nSections 32 to 34\n1st October 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSections 35 to 41\n1st April 2005\n2005/700 (W. 59) (C. 30)\nSections 42 and 43\n16th March 2005\n2005/700 (W. 59) (C. 30)\nSections 44 partially, in relation to England\n1st April 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 44 fully, in relation to England\n1st July 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 44 in relation to Wales\n1st April 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSection 48 partially\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 48 fully in relation to England\n3rd October 2005\n2005/2298 (C. 97)\nSection 48, in relation to Wales\n1st April 2006\n2006/885 (W.85) (C. 23)\nSection 50, in relation to England\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 50, in relation to Wales\n1st October 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSection 51, in relation to England\n1st April 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 52, in relation to England\n1st July 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 52, in relation to Wales\n1st October 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSection 53, in relation to England\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 53, in relation to Wales\n1st April 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSection 54, in relation to England\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 54, in relation to Wales\n1st April 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSection 55, in relation to England\n1st April 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 55, in relation to Wales\n1st April 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSection 56 in relation to England\n1st April 2006\n2006/927(C. 24)\nSection 56, in relation to Wales\n1st October 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSection 57, in relation to England\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 57, in relation to Wales\n30th December 2005\n2005/3363 (W. 260) (C. 143)\nSection 60\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSection 61\n1st April 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSection 62\n12th April 2005\n2005/847 (C. 35)\nSchedule 3\n1st April 2005\n2005/700 (W. 59) (C. 30)\nSchedule 4, paragraphs 1 (partially), 2, 5, 7, 8, and 9 in relation to England\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSchedule 4 fully, in relation to England\n3rd October 2005\n2005/2298 (C .97)\nSchedule 4, paragraph 1 (partially), and paragraphs 2 to 4 and 6 to 9, in relation to Wales\n1st April 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSchedule 5, Part 1, in relation to England\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSchedule 5, Part 1 partially, in relation to Wales\n1st April 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSchedule 5, Part 1 partially, in relation to Wales\n1st September 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSchedule 5, Part 2 partially, in relation to England\n1st March 2005\n2005/394 (C.18)\nSchedule 5, Part 2 fully, in relation to England\n3rd October 2005\n2005/2298 (C. 97)\nSchedule 5, Part 2, in relation to Wales\n1st April 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)\nSchedule 5, Parts 3 and 4, in relation to England\n1st April 2005\n2005/394 (C. 18)\nSchedule 5, Part 4, in relation to Wales\n1st April 2006\n2006/885 (W. 85) (C. 23)",
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