
An explanatory memorandum published alongside proposed changes to the act, which are due to come into force on 8 August, notes that the secondary legislation was “introduced to reform the regulatory care services in England and Wales including children’s homes, fostering agencies and voluntary adoption agencies”.
“It also allows the Secretary of State to set out requirements that apply to establishments and agencies and to issue national minimum standards applicable to all services, to which the registration authorities and providers must have regard,” it adds.
Such settings were banned for under-16s in September last year following a public consultation which concluded that settings for older children must be regulated.
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