Children and Social Work Act 2017
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Lord Nash (Lords)
- England and Wales
- Scotland (in part)
- Northern Ireland (in part)
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| Long title | An Act to make provision about looked after children; to make other provision in relation to the welfare of children; and to make provision about the regulation of social workers. |
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| Citation | 2017 c. 16 |
| Introduced by | Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for Education (Commons) Lord Nash (Lords) |
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| Royal assent | 27 April 2017 |
| Commencement | various[c] |
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The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
The act was passed by the Conservative Government in 2017, having been launched in 2016 in the House of Lords by Parliamentary Undersecretary of State for the School System Lord Nash, and guided through the House of Commons by Edward Timpson MP, who was then Minister for Children and Families. The bill was published with no prior public consultation.[1]
Provisions of the act included the creation of Social Work England as the regulator for social workers.[2] This non-departmental public body took up its role in December 2019.[3]
The act allows for local authorities to set aside children's rights and checks on care, so that they can try out innovative ways of working.[4]
Reception
The legislation was opposed by several organisations including British Association of Social Workers, the Care Leavers' Association, Women's Aid, Liberty and the National Association of People Abused in Childhood.[5]
