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๐Ÿ“œ Child Care Services Bill 2007

Assented toLABill 20816 May 2007

This Bill amends the Children and Community Services Act 2004 to transfer child care licensing functions from the Department for Child Protection to the new Department for Communities, ensuring a focused approach to both child protection and child care service licensing.

Impact

Child care services and the Department for Child Protection will be affected. The Department for Child Protection can focus on vulnerable children, while the Department for Communities will focus on licensing child care services.

Key Changes

["Transfers child care licensing functions to the Department for Communities.", "Creates a new Child Care Services Act 2007.", "Amends the Children and Community Services Act 2004 to remove child care licensing provisions."]

Parliamentary Progress

  1. LA Second Reading MovedLA16 May 2007
  2. LA IntroducedLA16 May 2007
  3. LA Third ReadingLA12 June 2007
  4. LA Second Reading AgreedLA12 June 2007
  5. LA Consideration in DetailLA12 June 2007
  6. LC Second Reading MovedLC20 June 2007
  7. LC Second Reading AgreedLC28 June 2007
  8. LC Third ReadingLC28 June 2007
  9. Royal Assent3 July 2007
Affected Sectors
public_sectoreducation

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