# The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2015

S.S.I. 2015/61 · made 17 February 2015

This Order brings into force Parts 9 (corporate parenting), 10 (aftercare) and 11 (continuing care) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) on 1st April 2015 (article 2 and the Schedule). This covers sections 56 to 67 of the 2014 Act and schedule 4 to that Act (which relates to corporate parenting). Sections 57, 66 and 67(1) of the 2014 Act, which were commenced partially on 1st August 2014 for the limited purposes of enabling Scottish Ministers to make secondary legislation, are commenced by this Order on 1st April 2015 in so far as they are not already in force. Sections 96 (assessment of wellbeing) and 98 (modification of enactments) of the 2014 Act are commenced partially for limited purposes on 1st April 2015 (section 98 only for the purpose of commencing paragraph 8 of schedule 5 to the 2014 Act).

Made under: Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Section 102)

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## Introductory text

Children And Young Persons
Made 17th February 2015
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 19th February 2015
Coming into force 1st April 2015
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 102(3) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st April 2015.
(2) In this Order “the 2014 Act” means the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

## 2 Appointed days

(1) 1st April 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2014 Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (the subject-matter of which is described in column 2 of the Schedule).
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule to this Order in relation to any provision specified in column 1 of that Schedule, that provision comes into force on 1st April 2015 for that purpose only.
(3) 15th June 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of sections 1 (duties of Scottish Ministers in relation to the rights of children) and 4 (interpretation of Part 1) of the 2014 Act.

## Signature

FIONA McLEOD
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
17th February 2015

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Column 1
Provisions of the 2014 Act
Column 2
Subject matter
Column 3
Purpose
Section 56
Corporate parents
Section 57 (so far as not already in force)
Application of Part: children and young people
Section 58
Corporate parenting responsibilities
Section 59
Planning by corporate parents
Section 60
Collaborative working among corporate parents
Section 61
Reports by corporate parents
Section 62
Duty to provide information to Scottish Ministers
Section 63
Guidance on corporate parenting
Section 64
Directions to corporate parents
Section 65
Reports by Scottish Ministers
Section 66 (so far as not already in force)
Provision of aftercare to young people
Section 67(1) (so far as not already in force)
Continuing care: looked after children
Section 67(2)
Continuing care: looked after children
Section 96
Assessment of wellbeing
For the purposes of sections 58(1)(a) and (d) and 60(1) of the 2014 Act
Section 98
Modification of enactments (consequential amendments)
For the purpose of commencing paragraph 8 of schedule 5 to the 2014 Act
Schedule 4
Corporate parents
Schedule 5, paragraph 8
Consequential amendments

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force Parts 9 (corporate parenting), 10 (aftercare) and 11 (continuing care) of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the 2014 Act”) on 1st April 2015 (article 2 and the Schedule). This covers sections 56 to 67 of the 2014 Act and schedule 4 to that Act (which relates to corporate parenting). Sections 57, 66 and 67(1) of the 2014 Act, which were commenced partially on 1st August 2014 for the limited purposes of enabling Scottish Ministers to make secondary legislation, are commenced by this Order on 1st April 2015 in so far as they are not already in force. Sections 96 (assessment of wellbeing) and 98 (modification of enactments) of the 2014 Act are commenced partially for limited purposes on 1st April 2015 (section 98 only for the purpose of commencing paragraph 8 of schedule 5 to the 2014 Act).
This Order also brings into force sections 1 and 4 of the 2014 Act on 15th June 2015 (article 2(3)). Section 1 places duties on Scottish Ministers in relation to the rights of children and section 4 is a related interpretation provision.

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