Part 2Permanence orders

Effect of order

I187Effect of order on existing parental right

The making of a permanence order extinguishes the parental right mentioned in subsection (1)(a) of section 2 of the 1995 Act of—

a

a parent of the child in respect of whom the order is made,

b

a guardian of such a child,

which, immediately before the making of the order, vested in the parent or, as the case may be, guardian.

I288Effect of order on existing orders

1

This section applies where—

a

parental responsibilities or parental rights in relation to a child vest in a person by virtue of—

i

a permanence order, or

ii

an order under section 11 of the 1995 Act (court orders relating to parental responsibilities etc.),

(“the existing order”), and

b

the appropriate court intends to make a permanence order (“the new order”) as respects the child.

2

On the making of the new order, the existing order is revoked.

3

In making the new order, the court must secure that the parental responsibilities or parental rights vesting by virtue of the existing order vest in a person under the new order.