Children and Young Persons Act 2008

Children and Young Persons Act 2008 ^[1]

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make provision about the delivery of local authority social work services for children and young persons; to amend Parts 2 and 3 of the Children Act 1989; to make further provision about the functions of local authorities and others in relation to children and young persons; to make provision about the enforcement of care standards in relation to certain establishments or agencies connected with children; to make provision about the independent review of determinations relating to adoption; and for connected purposes.
Citation	2008 c 23
Introduced by	Lord Adonis, Ed Balls [2]
Territorial extent	England and Wales, except paragraph 9 of Schedule 1, which also extends to Scotland. [3]
Dates
Royal assent	13 November 2008
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c 23) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

Provisions

The act removed the restriction that children's services only make payments to families in "exceptional circumstances" under the Children Act 1989. ^[4]

The act establishes a requirement for every local authority to have a multi-agency children's trust board. ^[5]

Section 44 - Commencement

Orders made under this section

• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/268 (C.11))
• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/3354 (C.154))
• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.3, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2981 (C.131))
• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (England) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/323 (C.15))
• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.2) (England) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/2273 (C.99))
• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.3) (England) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/2714 (C.126))
• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/728 (W.64))
• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2009 (S.I. 2009/1921 (W.175) (C.91))
• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.3) (Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/749 (W.77) (C.51))
• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 4) (Wales) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1329 (W.112) (C.81))
• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) (Wales) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/824 (W.123) (C.32))
• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 6) (Wales) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/949 (W.135))

References

• Halsbury's Statutes,
• Current Law Statutes Annotated 2008

1. The citation of this Act by this short title is authorised by section 45 of this Act.
2. "Parliament UK: Bills before Parliament". Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
3. The Children and Young Persons Act 2008, section 43
4. Mitchell, Ed (4 February 2011). "Are you ready for the Children and Young Persons Act 2008?". Community Care. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
5. "Government to unveil new laws to protect vulnerable children". The Guardian. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2026.

External links

• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008, as amended from the National Archives.
• The Children and Young Persons Act 2008, as originally enacted from the National Archives.
• Explanatory notes to the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.