The Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is made under provisions in the Care Act 2014 (“the Care Act”) and the Children and Families Act 2014 (“the Children and Families Act”).

The Care Act makes provision in respect of the provision of care and support for adults, and support for adult carers, in England. The Children and Families Act makes provision, amongst other things, in respect of carers under the age of 18 and in respect of adults caring for disabled children. This Order amends (subject to certain savings for transitional purposes) primary legislation that currently underpins the provision of care and support for adults and carer support in England (“the current social care legislation”). The current social care legislation applies in relation to both England and Wales. The amendments made in this Order mean that the current social care legislation will no longer apply in relation to England but will, however, continue to apply in relation to Wales.

The Order also makes consequential and incidental amendments to other primary legislative provisions which refer, for various purposes, to the current social care legislation. These amendments make, in respect of England, provision which reflects the new provisions relating to care and support for adults, and support for carers.

Article 2 and the Schedule to the Order make the amendments referred to above.

Article 3 makes transitional and saving provisions.