
2005 No. 774 (W.64)
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES
The Children Act 2004 (Amendment of Miscellaneous Regulations) (Wales) Regulations 2005
Made 16 March 2005
Coming into force 1 April 2005
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 9(2) and (3) of the Adoption Act 1976 , sections 23(2)(a), (f)(ii), (5), 26(1), (2), 59(2), (3), 104(4), Schedule 2, paragraphs 12, 13, 14, Schedule 4, paragraph 4(1), (2)(d), Schedule 5, paragraph 7(1), (2)(g) and Schedule 6, paragraph 10(1) of the Children Act 1989  and sections 1(4), 16(2), 22(1), (2)(a) to (d), (f) to (j), (5)(a) and (c), (7)(a) to (h), (j), (8)(c), 25(1), 33, 34(1), 35, 77(2) and 118(4) to (7) of the Care Standards Act 2000  hereby makes the following Regulations:
Name, commencement and application
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(1) These Regulations are called the Children Act 2004 (Amendment of Miscellaneous Regulations) (Wales) Regulations 2005 and come into force on 1 April 2005.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to Wales.
Amendment of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983
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(1) The Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983 are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 15(1)(e) after the words “children’s guardian or reporting officer”, insert the words “or Welsh family proceedings officer”.
Amendment of the Arrangements for Placement of Children (General) Regulations 1991
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(1) The Arrangements for Placement of Children (General) Regulations 1991 are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 11 wherever they appear, after the words “officers of the service”, insert “and Welsh family proceedings officers”.
Amendment of the Review of Children’s Cases Regulations 1991
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(1) The Review of Children’s Cases Regulations 1991 are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2A(1)(c) after “Support Service”, add “or a Welsh Family Proceedings Officer where the child is ordinarily resident in Wales”.
Amendment of the Children’s Commissioner for Wales Regulations 2001
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(1) The Children’s Commissioner for Wales Regulations 2001 are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 17 at the end, add “and the National Assembly for Wales in relation to it’s functions under section 35 of the Children Act 2004”.
Amendment of the Children’s Homes (Wales) Regulations 2002
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(1) The Children’s Homes (Wales) Regulations 2002 are amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 15(2)(b) after “Support Service” insert “or Welsh Family Proceedings Officer”.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998.
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
16 March 2005