Child Care Act 1980
Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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The Child Care Act 1980 (c. 5) was an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that consolidated enactments relating to the care of children by local authorities or voluntary organisations in England and Wales.[1]
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Long titleAn Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the care of children by local authorities or voluntary organisations and certain other enactments relating to the care of children.
Territorial extentEngland and Wales[b]
Royal assent31 January 1980
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to consolidate certain enactments relating to the care of children by local authorities or voluntary organisations and certain other enactments relating to the care of children. |
|---|---|
| Citation | 1980 c. 5 |
| Territorial extent | England and Wales[b] |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 31 January 1980 |
| Commencement | 1 April 1981[c] |
| Repealed | 14 October 1991[d] |
| Other legislation | |
| Amends | See § Repealed enactments |
| Repeals/revokes | See § Repealed enactments |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Children Act 1989 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
Provisions
Repealed enactments
Section 89(3) of the act repealed 23 enactments, listed in schedule 6 to the act.[2]
| Citation | Short title | Extent of repeal |
|---|---|---|
| 23 & 24 Geo. 5. c. 12 | Children and Young Persons Act 1933 | Sections 86 to 89. |
| Sections 92 and 93. | ||
| In section 102(1), paragraphs (c) and (d). | ||
| In section 106(2), paragraph (c). | ||
| In section 107(1) the definition of "commission area". | ||
| 11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 43 | Children Act 1948 | The whole act. |
| 12, 13 & 14 Geo. 6. c. 98 | Adoption of Children Act 1949 | In section 13(2) the words "subsection (1) of section fifty-nine of the Children Act 1948 and ". |
| 14 Geo. 6. c. 37 | Maintenance Orders Act 1950 | In section 3(1) the words " section twenty-six of the Children Act 1948 ". |
| In section 4(1), paragraph (a) and in section 4(2) the words " the said section eighty-seven." | ||
| Section 14. | ||
| Schedule 1. | ||
| 15 & 16 Geo. 6 & 1 Eliz. 2. c. 55 | Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 | In section 56(1), paragraphs (b) and (d). |
| 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 55 | Local Government Act 1958 | In Schedule 8, paragraph 2. |
| 6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 65 | Children Act 1958 | In Schedule 2, the entry relating to section 38 of the Children Act 1948. |
| 1963 c. 37 | Children and Young Persons Act 1963 | Sections 1, 30, 45, 46, 47; 49, 55 and 58. |
| In Schedule 3, paragraphs 38 and 40. | ||
| 1967 c. 80 | Criminal Justice Act 1967 | In Part I of Schedule 3, the entries relating to section 88(2)(c) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, section 10(4) of the Children Act 1948 and section 30(5) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963. |
| 1968 c. 46 | Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 | In section 64(3)(a), sub-paragraph (iv) and in sub-paragraph (xiv) the words from "except so far as " to the end of the sub-paragraph. |
| In section 65(3)(b), sub-paragraph (iv). | ||
| 1968 c. 49 | Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 | In Schedule 8, paragraphs 17 and 19. |
| 1969 c. 54 | Children and Young Persons Act 1969 | Sections 24 and 27. |
| In section 32(1), paragraphs (a) and (c), the words " the local authority or" in the first place where those words occur, the words " the local authority or the managers of the home or ", and the words " or managers " in both places where those words occur. | ||
| Sections 35 to 45. | ||
| Sections 47 to 50. | ||
| Sections 58 and 59. | ||
| Sections 62 to 64A. | ||
| Section 65(1). | ||
| In section 69(1) the words " 39 or 43(5) " and " 47 ". | ||
| In section 70(1) the definition of " instrument of management ", "planning area", " regional plan ", " the relevant authorities ", " trust deed", "voluntary home" and " voluntary organisation ". | ||
| Schedule 2. | ||
| In Schedule 5, paragraphs 8 to 10, 14 to 17, 19 to 22, 50 to 52 and 73. | ||
| 1970 c. 31 | Administration of Justice Act 1970 | In Schedule 1, the words " Proceedings on appeal under section 4A of the Children Act 1948 ". |
| 1970 c. 42 | Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 | In Schedule 1, the entries relating to the Children Act 1948 and Part III of the Children and Young Persons Act 1963, in the entry relating to Part I of the said Act of 1963 the words " Promotion of welfare of children " and " recovery of contributions in respect of child " and in the entry relating to the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 the words "accommodation for children in care ". |
| In Schedule 2, paragraphs 5 and 11. | ||
| 1972 c. 70 | Local Government Act 1972 | In Schedule 23, paragraph 3. |
| 1973 c. 18 | Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 | In section 43, subsection (8). |
| In Schedule 2, paragraph 9. | ||
| 1974 c. 4 | Legal Aid Act 1974 | In Schedule 1, in paragraph 3(c) the words " section 2 or 4 of the Children Act 1948." |
| 1975 c. 18 | Social Security (Consequential Provisions) Act 1975 | In Schedule 2, paragraph 9. |
| 1975 c. 37 | Nursing Homes Act 1975 | In Schedule 1, paragraph 5. |
| 1975 c. 72 | Children Act 1975 | Sections 56 to 63. |
| Sections 67, 71 and 98. | ||
| In Schedule 3, paragraphs 4 to 6, 42, 71, 72 and 73(1)(a). | ||
| 1976 c. 36 | Adoption Act 1976 | In Schedule 3, paragraphs 1, 2, 3, 12, 13 and 20. |
| 1977 c. 45 | Criminal Law Act 1977 | In Schedule 6 the entry relating to the Children Act 1948. |
| 1978 c. 22 | Domestic Proceedings and Magistrates' Courts Act 1978 | In Schedule 2, paragraphs 3, 4, 5, 8, 20 and 24. |
Subsequent developments
The whole act was repealed by section 108(7) of, and schedule 15 to, the Children Act 1989, which came into force on 14 October 1991.[3]