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# 2020 No. 445 

# CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND 

The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 

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The Secretary of State for Education, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22C(6)(d) and (11), 24D(1A), 26(1), (2) and (4A), 59(4)(a), 67(2), 104(4) of and paragraphs 12A and 12F of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989( a ), sections 22(1), (1A), (2)(a) to (d), (2)(f) to (h), (2)(j), (5)(a) to (c), (7)(a) to (j), (8)(b), 25(1), 31(7), 34(1), 35(1) and 118(5) to (7) of the Care Standards Act 2000( b ), sections 9(1)(a), 140(7) and (8) and 142(5) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002( c ), sections 20(8)(d) and 66(1) of the Children Act 2004( d ) and sections 137(4) and 181(1) of the Education and Inspections Act 2006( e ) makes the following Regulations. 

In accordance with section 22(9) of the Care Standards Act 2000 the Secretary of State has consulted such persons as were considered appropriate. 

## Citation and commencement 

## PART 1 

## Introduction 

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. 

(2) These Regulations come into force on 24th April 2020. 

