The Childcare Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2017
These Regulations are made under the Childcare Act 2016 (c.5) (“The Act”). These Regulations bring into force, on 1st September 2017, those provisions of the Act which are not already in force. The provisions are sub-sections (1) and (6) of section 1 of the Act which relate to the Secretary of State’s duty to secure 30 hours of free childcare for working parents.