Statutory Instruments
Social Care, England
Made
at 3.30 p.m. on 31st March 2020
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 87(2) of the Coronavirus Act 2020(1), makes the following Regulations.
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020.
(2) These Regulations apply in relation to England only.
2. Section 15 (local authority care and support) of, and Part 1 of Schedule 12 (powers and duties of local authorities in England) to, the Coronavirus Act 2020 come into force on 31st March 2020.
Matt Hancock
Secretary of State,
Department of Health and Social Care
At 3.30 p.m. on 31st March 2020
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring section 15 of, and Part 1 of Schedule 12 to the Coronavirus Act 2020 (“the Act”) into force so that local authorities in England do not have to comply with certain duties in relation to meeting needs, and carrying out assessments, under the Care Act 2014, and to modify duties to meet needs under the Care Act 2014, until such time as regulations are in force under section 88 of the Act (power to suspend and revive provisions of the Act), or the Act is no longer in force.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Coronavirus Act 2020 were brought into force by Commencement Regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 18 | 26th March 2020 | S.I. 2020/361 |
| Section 19 | 26th March 2020 | S.I. 2020/361 |
| Section 21 | 26th March 2020 | S.I. 2020/361 |
| Schedule 13 | 26th March 2020 | S.I. 2020/361 |