The Disqualification for Caring for Children Regulations 1991

Made: 17th September 1991

Laid before Parliament: 23rd September 1991

Coming into force: 14th October 1991

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Citation commencement interpretation and extent

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Disqualification from fostering a child privately or registration under Part X of the Act

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Disqualification in relation to voluntary homes

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SCHEDULE — WHICH DISQUALIFY PERSONS FROM PRIVATE FOSTERING AND REGISTERING UNDER SECTION 71 OF THE ACT

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Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Virginia Bottomley — Minister of State, — Department of Health — 16th September 1991

Michael Forsyth — Minister of State, Scottish Office — 17th September 1991

Explanatory note

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Footnotes

[^f00001]: 1989 c. 41. Paragraph 2 of Schedule 9 to the Children Act 1989 was amended by paragraph 30 of Schedule 16 to the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 (c. 41).

[^f00002]: 1969 c. 54.

[^f00003]: Section 12AA was inserted by paragraph 23 of Schedule 12 to the Children Act 1989.

[^f00004]: 1933 c. 12.

[^f00005]: 1937 c. 37.

[^f00006]: 1968 c. 34 (N.I.).

[^f00007]: 1950 c. 5 (N.I.).

[^f00008]: 1968 c. 49.

[^f00009]: 1948 c. 43.

[^f00010]: 1976 c. 36. Section 34 of the Adoption Act 1976 was repealed on 14th October 1991 by Schedule 15 of the Children Act 1989 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/828).

[^f00011]: 1958 c. 5; this was repealed by the Adoption Act 1976.

[^f00012]: 1978 c. 28.

[^f00013]: S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22).

[^f00014]: 1980 c. 6.

[^f00015]: 1958 c. 65; this was repealed by the Foster Children Act 1980.

[^f00016]: 1984 c. 56.

[^f00017]: 1980 c. 5. Section 57(4) was amended by section 11 of and paragraph 39 of Schedule 4, Part II to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983.

[^f00018]: Section 57(3) was amended by section 11 of and paragraph 39 of Schedule 4, Part II to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41).

[^f00019]: Section 1(3) was amended by Schedule 16 to the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (S.I. 1972/1265 (N.I. 14)).

[^f00020]: 1948 c. 53. Section 1 was amended by section 60 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (c. 46).

[^f00021]: Section 62 was amended by section 3 of the Registered Establishments (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 40).

[^f00026]: Section 36(1)(c) of the Adoption Act 1976 was repealed on 14 October 1991 by Schedule 15 of the Children Act 1989 (Commencement and Transitional Provisions) Order 1991 (S.I. 1991/828).

[^f00027]: 1978 c. 28.

[^f00028]: There is no exact equivalent to these provisions in Scotland; thus offences relating to children in places of safety, residential establishments or under control are dealt with by section 71 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 in so far as they relate to inducing/assisting abscondment and harbouring a child. Abduction of a child in care is dealt with under section 17(8) of the 1968 Act and abduction generally under Part II of the Child Abduction Act 1984 (c. 37) which, in Scotland, is not an offence for the purposes of Schedule 1 to the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1975 (c. 21).

[^f00029]: There is no provision for enforcement orders under the relevant Northern Ireland legislation.

[^f00030]: Section 57 was amended by section 11 of and paragraph 39 of Schedule 4 Part II to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983.

[^f00031]: 1982 c. 45. Section 52A was inserted by section 161 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988.

Editorial notes

[^key-ebfde54e0acf53368cf66f4881aedb23]: Regulations revoked (E.) (1.4.2002) by Disqualification from Caring for Children (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/635), regs. 1(1), 3; revoked (W.) (1.4.2002) by The Disqualification from Caring for Children (Wales) Regulations 2002 (S.I. 2002/896), regs. 1(1), 5; and lapsed (S.) (1.4.2002) by virtue of the repeal of enabling provision 1989 c. 41, Sch. 9 para. 2 by Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 8), s. 80(1), Sch. 4