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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS
2005 No. 2411
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND
The Children Act 2004 (Designation of NHS Direct) Order 2005
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Made |
26th August 2005 | |
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Laid before Parliament |
6th September 2005 | |
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Coming into force |
1st October 2005 | |
The Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred upon her by section 11(1)(d) of the Children Act 2004[
1], hereby makes the following Order:–
Citation and commencement
1.
This Order may be cited as the Children Act 2004 (Designation of NHS Direct) Order 2005 and shall come into force on 1st October 2005.
Designation of NHS Direct
2.
NHS Direct[
2], being a Special Health Authority exercising functions in relation to England, is hereby designated for the purposes of section 11(1)(d) of the Children Act 2004.
Maria Eagle
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State Department for Education and Skills
26th August 2005
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
Section 11 of the Children Act 2004 places a duty on the persons and bodies mentioned in subsection (1) of that section to make arrangements to ensure that their functions are discharged having regard to the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Section 11(1)(d) refers to a Special Health Authority, so far as exercising functions in relation to England, designated by order made by the Secretary of State. This order designates NHS Direct for that purpose.
Notes:
[1]
2004 c.31.back
[2]
See the NHS Direct (Establishment and Constitution) Order 2004 (S.I. 2004/569).back
ISBN
0 11 073298 7
| © Crown copyright 2005 |
Prepared
6 September 2005
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