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Children and Family Services Act, to amend

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Bill overview

Bill NS11, “Children and Family Services Act, to amend”, is a Nova Scotia bill from session assembly-56-session-4.

Its latest recorded status is “Passed”.

This overview is written automatically from the registry and vote records on this page and updates when they sync. It describes the bill's path, not its merits.

PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY

What you need to know

Status changed: 1996-05-17T00:00:00.000

Key provisions

  1. 01The Children and Family Services Act is amended to include provisions for the protection of children in out-of-home care.
  2. 02The Minister responsible for the administration of this Act must provide an annual report to the Legislative Assembly on the state of child welfare services.
  3. 03The Act is amended to establish a new framework for the provision of child protection services, including the establishment of a child protection office.
  4. 04The Act is amended to require the Minister to develop and implement a plan to reduce the number of children in out-of-home care.
  5. 05The Act is amended to provide for the establishment of a child and family services review board to review decisions made under the Act.

Vote roll

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