Children and Young Persons Act

Children and Young Persons Act may refer to:

• Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5 c. 12), an UK Act of Parliament that created the offence of cruelty to persons under 16 apart from other offences for child protection (Part I). Act also regulated children employment (Part II), their rights in criminal procedure (Part III) and institutions for juvenile offenders (Part IV).
• Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937 (1 Edw. 8 and 1 Geo. 6 c. 37), an UK Act of Parliament extending to Scotland that broadly covers the content of Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
• Children and Young Persons Act (Northern Ireland) 1950 (c. 5 (N.I.)), a Act of the Northern Ireland Parliament that broadly covers the content of Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
• Children and Young Persons Act 1963 (c. 37), an UK Act of Parliament that provided for the welfare of children and young persons. Act also amends the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 and Children and Young Persons (Scotland) Act 1937
• Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (c. 54), an UK Act of Parliament that governed the criminal procedure for juvenile offenders.
• Children and Young Persons Act 1974 (1974 No. 72), a New Zealand Act providing for similar issues. Repealed by the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989/Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (1989 No. 24)
• Children and Young Persons Act 1989 (Vic.), a Victorian Act that was repealed by the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic.).
• Children and Young Persons Act 1993, a Singaporean Act that provides for similar issues covered by Children and Young Persons Act 1933.
• Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (c. 23), an UK Act of Parliament that amends various Acts to provide for general child welfare.