Children Act
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Children Act is a stock short title
used for legislation in the United Kingdom
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Northern Ireland
Scotland
Short title
The short title is the formal name by which a piece of primary legislation may by law be cited in the United Kingdom and other Westminster-influenced jurisdictions , as well as the United States. It contrasts with the long title which, while usually being more fully descriptive of the...
used for legislation in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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- The Children Act 1908Children Act 1908The 1908 Children's Act, also known as Children and Young Persons Act, part of the Children's Charter was a piece of government legislation passed by the Liberal government, as part of the British Liberal Party's liberal reforms package...
- The Children Act 1948Children Act 1948The Children Act 1948 was an Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom that established a comprehensive childcare service. It reformed the services available to deprived children, consolidating existing childcare legislation and establishing departments “in which professional social work practice...
- The Children Act 1972
- The Children Act 1975
- The Children Act 1989Children Act 1989The Children Act 1989 is a British Act of Parliament that altered the law in regard to children. In particular, it introduced the notion of parental responsibility. Later laws amended certain parts of the Children Act...
- The Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000
- The Children Act 2004Children Act 2004The Children Act 2004 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The Act amended the Children Act 1989, largely in consequence of the Victoria Climbié inquiry....
- The Children and Adoption Act 2006Children and Adoption Act 2006The Children and Adoption Act 2006 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.The precursors of the Act are:*Parental Separation: Children's Needs and Parents' Responsibilities , a green paper published in July 2004...
Northern Ireland
- The Children (Leaving Care) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002
Scotland
- The Children (Scotland) Act 1995