118.Section 40 makes interim provision for the regulation of small private children’s homes accommodating fewer than four children. This section amends the definition of “children’s home” in section 63 of the Children Act 1989 so as to require small children’s homes to be registered. This will have the effect of requiring these homes to be registered with local authorities under existing legislation until such time as the registration provisions in Part II are commenced, at which point the responsibility will pass to the Commission or the Assembly.
Commentary on Sections Miscellaneous and Supplemental Section 40 Temporary extension of meaning of “children’s home”