§ Mr. Kilroy-Silkasked the Secretary of State for Social Services (1) when he intends to implement the remainder of part III of the Children Act 1975;
(2) when he expects to have completed the full implementation of the Children Act 1975;
(3) if he will list all those parts of the Children Act 1975 which have yet to be implemented and indicate in each case why it has not yet been implicated; and when he intends to implement it.
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§ Sir George YoungThe Government support the main aims of the Children Act 1975, but we recognise that successful implementation of the remaining provisions of the Act over a period of a year will require careful planning and adequate resources. The Department is currently re-examining the costs of the unimplemented provisions in co-operation with the local authorities, on whom the responsibility for operating the Act will mainly fall. The following provisions, together with certain minor and consequential amendments and repeals in schedules 3 and 4 to the Act, have not yet been brought into force: sections 1, 2, 4–7, 9, 14–16, 18–20, subsections 21(3), 22(1)-(3), sections 23, 25, 28 (other than part of paragraph (c)), 32–46, 58 (part), 60–63, 64 (part), 95–97 and 102. No dates have yet been set for bringing these sections into force.
I have not dealt with the provisions which apply to Scotland.