{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-act-2008-commencement-no-8-and-saving-provision-wales-order-2016/article-2",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2016/452",
  "legislation_title": "The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving Provision) (Wales) Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-act-2008-commencement-no-8-and-saving-provision-wales-order-2016",
  "path": "article/2",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into force on 6 April 2016",
  "text": "The following provisions of the Act (which make amendments to the Children Act 1989) come into force in relation to Wales on 6 April 2016—\n(a) section 8(1) (provision of accommodation and maintenance for children who are looked after by a local authority) (to the extent not already in force);\n(b) section 8(2) in so far as it relates to Schedule 1, paragraphs 1, 2, 3(1), (2) and (3), 5, 6 15, 16, 17, 18 and 21;\n(c) section 10(1) and (3) (independent reviewing officers) (to the extent not already in force) and Schedule 4 (repeals) in so far as it relates to the repeal of section 26(2)(k) and (2A) to (2D) of the Children Act 1989;\n(d) section 16 (independent visitors for children looked after by a local authority) (to the extent not already in force).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "1989 c. 41."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "Section 8 was commenced in part by article 2(a) of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) (Wales) Order 2010 (2010/749 (W. 77) (C. 51)) and in part by article 2(a) and (b) of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4) (Wales) Order 2010 (2010/1329 (W. 112) (C. 81)) (“the No. 4 Commencement Order”)."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "Section 10 was commenced in part by the No. 4 Commencement Order."
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "Section 16 was commenced in part by the No. 4 Commencement Order."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2016/452/article/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:30:08.726806+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."
}