Act Partially Amending the Social Welfare Act and Related Laws (affecting the Child Welfare Act)

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Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

According to the metadata from e-Gov Law Search, an amending act titled 'Act Partially Amending the Social Welfare Act and Related Laws' (Reiwa 8 Act No. 51) is recorded with a promulgation date of 2026-06-25 and a scheduled enforcement date of 2027-04-01. The listed target law is the Child Welfare Act (Showa 22 Act No. 164). This is an unofficial English summary based on limited metadata, and details should be verified against the official Japanese source.

Business Impact

Organizations involved in social welfare or child welfare services may be affected by amendments taking effect on the scheduled enforcement date, and could need to review any resulting obligations.

Recommended Action

Consider reviewing the official Japanese source on e-Gov Law Search to confirm the scope, provisions, and enforcement timing of the amendments.

Timeline of related official records

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1. Date not stated by the source — Bill listed by the House of Representatives (Diet session 221) 社会福祉法等の一部を改正する法律案（審議状況：成立） Dashboard page Original Japanese source
2. 2026-06-25 — Promulgated (statute recorded by e-Gov Law Search) 社会福祉法等の一部を改正する法律（令和八年法律第五十一号） (this update) Original Japanese source
3. 2027-04-01 — Effective date stated by e-Gov Law Search 介護保険法、住民基本台帳法、健康保険法、児童福祉法、国家公務員共済組合法 ほか8件 (this update) Original Japanese source