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Children Act

Children Act (with its variations) is a stock short title used for the legislation in Malaysia and the United Kingdom that relates to children. The Bill for an Act with this short title will usually have been known as a Children Bill during its passage through Parliament.

Children Acts may be a generic name either for legislation bearing that short title or for all legislation which relates to children.

List

Ireland

  • The Children Act 2001

Malaysia

  • The Children and Young Persons Act 1947
  • The Children and Young Persons (Employment) Act 1966
  • The Child Act 2001

United Kingdom

  • The Children Act 1908 (8 Edw. 7. c. 67)
  • The Children Act 1948 (11 & 12 Geo. 6. c. 43)
  • The Children Act 1958 (6 & 7 Eliz. 2. c. 65)
  • The Children Act 1972 (c. 44)
  • The Children Act 1975 (c. 72)
  • The Children Act 1989 (c. 41)
  • The Children (Leaving Care) Act 2000 (c. 35)
  • The Children Act 2004 (c. 31)
  • The Children and Adoption Act 2006 (c. 20)
  • The Children, Schools and Families Act 2010 (c. 26)
  • The Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6)
  • The Children and Social Work Act 2017 (c. 16)

Northern Ireland

  • The Children (Leaving Care) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 11 (N.I.))

Scotland

  • The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 36)
  • The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1)
  • The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8)
  • The Children (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 16)
  • The Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 5)

Wales

  • The Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010 (nawm 1)
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