{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-153",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-northern-ireland-order-1995/article-153.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1995/755",
  "legislation_title": "The Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-northern-ireland-order-1995",
  "path": "article/153",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "153",
  "heading": "Child care training",
  "text": "(1) The Department shall keep under review the adequacy of the provision of child care training and may, subject to such conditions as it may determine—\n(a) make grants towards any fees or expenses incurred by, or\n(b) defray or contribute towards the cost of maintenance of,\npersons undergoing child care training.\n(2) The Department shall receive and consider any information from or representations made by—\n(a) the Northern Ireland Social Care Council;\n(b) any authority; or\n(c) such other persons or organisations as appear to the Department to be appropriate,\nconcerning the provision of child care training.\n(3) In this Article “child care training” means training for persons with a view to, or in the course of, their employment or the use of their services in the health and social care for the purposes of this Order or the Adoption Order or by a voluntary organisation for similar purposes.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "2003 NI 9"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 153(3) substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. 6 para. 1(2)(3)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words repealed",
      "affecting": "nia/2022/18",
      "affecting_title": "Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "nia/2022/18",
      "affecting_title": "Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1995/755/article/153",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:44:31.848331+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."
}