UK Legislation - Children and Families Act 2014
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The Children and Families Act 2014 is an Act of the Parliament of the UK. This is a landmark and wide-ranging Act designed to fully reform services for vulnerable children by giving them greater protection (paying special attention to those with additional needs), and also by helping parents and the family as a whole.
There are ten important parts to the Act, each of which makes substantial changes and new provisions to various areas of child welfare and family law:
- PART 1: Adoption and Contact
- PART 2: Family Justice
- PART 3: Children and Young People in England with SEND
- PART 4: Childcare etc
- PART 5: Welfare of Children
- PART 6: The Children’s Commissioner
- PART 7: Statutory Rights to Leave and Pay
- PART 8: Time off Work: Ante-Natal Care etc
- PART 9: Right to Request Flexible Working
- PART 10: General Provisions
The Children and Families Act is accompanied by the Special Educational Needs and Disability Code of Practice: 0 to 25 Years and the Special Educational Needs and Disability Regulations 2014.
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Last updated 28 April 2023