S T A T U T O R Y I N S T R U M E N T S 2020 No. 445  CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND  The Adoption and Children (Coronavirus) (Amendment)  Regulations 2020  Made - - - - 21st April 2020 Laid before Parliament 23rd April 2020  Coming into force - - 24th April 2020  PART 1  Introduction  The Secretary of State for Education, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 22C(6)(d)  and (11), 24D(1A), 26(1), (2) and (4A), 59(4)(a), 67(2), 104(4) of and paragraphs 12A and 12F of  Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989( a ), sections 22(1), (1A), (2)(a) to (d), (2)(f) to (h), (2)(j),  (5)(a) to (c), (7)(a) to (j), (8)(b), 25(1), 31(7), 34(1), 35(1) and 118(5) to (7) of the Care Standards  Act 2000( b ), sections 9(1)(a), 140(7) and (8) and 142(5) of the Adoption and Children Act  2002( c ), sections 20(8)(d) and 66(1) of the Children Act 2004( d ) and sections 137(4) and 181(1)  of the Education and Inspections Act 2006( e ) makes the following Regulations.  In accordance with section 22(9) of the Care Standards Act 2000 the Secretary of State has  consulted such persons as were considered appropriate.  Citation and commencement  1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Adoption and Children (Coronavirus)  (Amendment) Regulations 2020.  (2) These Regulations come into force on 24th April 2020.  ( a )  1989 c. 41. Section 22C(11) was amended by S.I. 2016/413. Section 24(1A) was inserted by section 117(1) of the Adoption  and Children Act 2002 (c. 38) and substituted by S.I. 2005/413. Section 26(1) was substituted by S.I. 2016/413. Section  26(2)(e)(f) was inserted by section 118(1)(a)(b) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Section 26(2)(k) was repealed by  section 10(3) of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23). Section 26(4A) was substituted by S.I. 2016/413. Section  104(4)(c) was repealed by paragraph 25(5) of Schedule 3 to the Children and Young Persons Act 2008. Paragraphs 12A to  12G of Schedule 2 were substituted by paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the Children’s and Young Persons Act 2008. Paragraph  12F of Schedule 2 was amended by S.I. 2016/413.  ( b ) 2000 c. 14. Section 22(1) was amended by section 103(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6). Section 22(1)(b)(ii)  was amended by S.I. 2019/772. Section 22(1A) was inserted by section 103(2) of the Children and Families Act 2014.  Section 22(8)(b) was inserted by S.I. 2016/413. Section 31(7) was amended by section 95 of and Schedule 5 to the Health  and Social Care Act 2008.  ( c )  2002 c. 38. Section 140(7) was inserted by section 7(1) of the Children and Families Act 2014.  ( d ) 2004 c. 31. There are no amendments relevant to these Regulations. ( e )  2006 c. 40. There are no amendments relevant to these Regulations. 