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The Coronavirus Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020

S.I. 2020/388 · Made 31 March 2020

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Social Care, England

Made at 3.30 p.m. on 31st March 2020

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 87(2) of the Coronavirus Act 2020f1, makes the following Regulations.

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f1

2020 c. 7

Contents

  1. 1Citation and application
  2. 2Provision coming into force on 31st March 2020
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and application

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020.

(2)

These Regulations apply in relation to England only.

2Provision coming into force on 31st March 2020

Section 15 (local authority care and support) of, and Part 1 of Schedule 12 (powers and duties of local authorities in England) to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 come into force on 31st March 2020.

Signature

Matt Hancock

Secretary of State,

Department of Health and Social Care

At 3.30 p.m. on 31st March 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring section 15 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the Coronavirus Act 2020 (“the Act”) into force so that local authorities in England do not have to comply with certain duties in relation to meeting needs, and carrying out assessments, under the Care Act 2014, and to modify duties to meet needs under the Care Act 2014, until such time as regulations are in force under section 88 of the Act (power to suspend and revive provisions of the Act), or the Act is no longer in force.