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Revised Statute from The UK Statute Law Database

Children Act 1975 (c. 72)

This version of this statute is extracted from the UK Statute Law Database (SLD). It is not necessarily in the form in which it was originally enacted but is a revised version, which means that any subsequent amendments to the text and other effects are incorporated with annotations.

There are effects on this legislation that have not yet been applied to SLD for the following years: 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2009. See the Tables of Legislative effects and the Update status of legislation page on the SLD website.

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Children Act 1975

1975 CHAPTER 72

Contents

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  1. Part I

    1. 1—32... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Custody

    1. Custodianship orders

      1. 33. Custodianship orders

      2. 34. Access and maintenance

      3. 34A. Matters to which court is required to have regard in exercising powers as to maintenance

      4. 34B. Duration of orders for maintenance

      5. 35. Revocation and variation of orders

      6. 35A. Care etc. of child on revocation of custodianship order

      7. 36. Provisions relating to lump sums

      8. 37. Custodianship order on application for adoption or guardianship

      9. 38. Disputes between joint custodians

      10. 39. Reports by local authorities and probation officers

      11. 40. Notice of application to be given to local authority

      12. 41. Restriction on removal of child where applicant has provided home for three years

      13. 42. Return of child taken away in breach of section 41

      14. 43. Enforcement of orders made by magistrates’ courts

      15. 43A. Restriction on removal of child from England and Wales

      16. 44. Effect of custodianship order on existing custody

      17. 45. Affiliation order on application by custodian

      18. 46. Procedure in magistrates’ courts

    2. Custody in Scotland

      1. 47.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 48.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 49.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 50. Payments towards maintenance of children

      5. 51. Restriction on removal of child where applicant has provided home for three years

      6. 52. Return of child taken away in breach of section 51

      7. 53.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 54.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. 55. Interpretation and extent of sections 50 to 53

  3. Part III

    Care

    1. 56. Restriction on removal of child from care

    2. 57. Substitution of s. 2 of Chidren Act 1948

    3. 58. Supplementary provisions relating to care proceedings

    4. 59. General duty of local authority in care cases

    5. Children in care of voluntary organisations in England and Wales

      1. 60. Transfer of parental rights and duties to voluntary organisations

      2. 61. Duty of local authority to assume parental rights and duties

      3. 62. Effect of resolutions under sections 60 and 61

      4. 63. Appeals by parents etc

    6. Conflict of interest between parent and child

      1. 64. Addition of new sections to Children and Young Persons Act 1969

      2. 65.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 66. Safeguarding of interests of children before children’s hearings etc. in Scotland

    7. Absence from care and children in need of secure accommodation

      1. 67. Recovery of children in care of local authorities

      2. 68. Extension of powers under section 32 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969

      3. 69. Certificates of unruly character

      4. 70. Children of unruly character in Scotland

      5. 71.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 72. Grants in respect of secure accomodation for children in Scotland

    8. Further amendments of Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968

      1. 73.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 74.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 75.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 76.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 77.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      6. 78.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 79.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      8. 80.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      9. 81.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      10. 82.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      11. 83.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      12. 84.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. Part IV

    Further Amendments of Law of England and Wales

    1. Explanation of concepts

      1. 85. Parental rights and duties

      2. 86. Legal custody

      3. 87. Actual custody

      4. 88. Child in care of voluntary organisation

      5. 89.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Reports in guardianship and matrimonial proceedings

      1. 90. Procedure in guardianship proceedings

      2. 91.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Registration of births

      1. 92. Registration of births of abandoned children

      2. 93. Registration of father of illegitimate child

    4. Extent of Part IV

      1. 94. Extent of Part IV

  5. Part V

    Miscellaneous and Supplemental

    1. 95—97.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 98.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Inquiries

      1. 99.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Supplemental

      1. 100.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 101. Appeals etc

      3. 102.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 103.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      5. 104. Savings for powers of High Court

      6. 105.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      7. 106. Regulations and orders

      8. 107. Interpretation

      9. 108. Amendments, repeals, commencement and transitory provisions

      10. 109. Short title and extent

  6. SCHEDULE 1

    Status conferred by adoption or legitimation in England and Wales

  7. SCHEDULE 2

    Status conferred in Scotland by adoption

  8. SCHEDULE 3

    Minor and Consequential Amendments

  9. SCHEDULE 4

    Further Repeals

An Act to make further provision for children.

[12th November 1975]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act repealed (E.W.)(N.I.) (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108, Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 para. 1(1), 27(4) and a saving for s. 68(4)(5) and (7) in Sch. 14 para. 38(a)); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2)

Commencement Information

I1Act in force at Royal Assent

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