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The Children Act 2004 (Director of Children’s Services) Appointed Day Order 2007

S.I. 2007/1792 · Made 21 June 2007

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children and young persons, england

Made 21st June 2007

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18(10) of the Children Act 2004f1, makes the following Order:

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Footnotes

f1

2004 c. 31.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Children Act 2004 (Director of Children’s Services) Appointed Day Order 2007.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the purposes of section 18 of the Children Act 2004 (Director of Children’s Services) is 1st January 2008.

Signature

Beverley Hughes

Minister of State

Department for Education and Skills

21st June 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints the day for the purposes of section 18 of the Children Act 2004 (c. 31). Section 18(1) provides that with effect from the appointed day local authorities in England must appoint an officer (a Director of Children’s Services) for the purposes of the functions conferred on or exercisable by the authority which are set out in section 18(2) of the Children Act 2004. The appointed day is 1st January 2008.