Children and Adoption Act 2006
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The Children and Adoption Act 2006 (c 20) is an Act
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The precursors of the Act are:
Acts of Parliament in the United Kingdom
An Act of Parliament in the United Kingdom is a type of legislation called primary legislation. These Acts are passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster, or by the Scottish Parliament at Edinburgh....
of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The precursors of the Act are:
- Parental Separation: Children's Needs and Parents' Responsibilities (CmCommand paperA command paper is a document issued by the British government and presented to Parliament. White papers, green papers, treaties, reports from Royal Commissions and various government bodies can all be released as command papers, so-called because they are presented to Parliament formally 'By Her...
6273), a green paperGreen paperIn the Commonwealth, the Republic of Ireland and the United States a green paper is a tentative government report of a proposal without any commitment to action; the first step in changing the law...
published in July 2004 - Parental Separation: Children's Needs and Parents' Responsibilities: Next Steps (Cm 6452), published in January 2005
- The Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill, published on 2 February 2005
- The Report from the Joint Committee on the Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill, published on 12 April 2005
- The Government Reply to the Report from the Joint Committee on the Draft Children (Contact) and Adoption Bill (Cm 6583), published on 8 June 2005
Section 17 - Short title, commencement and extent
The following orders have been made under this section:- The Children and Adoption Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/2287 (C. 86))
- The Children and Adoption Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/1798 (C. 76))
- The Children and Adoption Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2008 (S.I. 2008/2870 (C. 127))
- The Children and Adoption Act 2006 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2612 (C. 124))
- Children and Adoption Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/733 (W. 65) (C. 31))
External links
- The Children and Adoption Act 2006, as amended from the National Archives.
- The Children and Adoption Act 2006, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
- Explanatory notes to the Children and Adoption Act 2006.