(1)Subsection (2) applies where an application is made for a permanence order, or variation of such an order, in respect of a child.
(2)A supervision requirement in respect of the child may not be—
(a)made, or
(b)modified under paragraph (c) or (d) of subsection (9) of section 73 of the 1995 Act,
until the application is determined (or, as the case may be, withdrawn or abandoned).
(3)Subsection (2) does not apply if the court to which the application is made refers the child’s case to the Principal Reporter (whether following receipt of a report under section 95 or otherwise).
(4)In subsection (1), the reference to variation of a permanence order includes a reference to amendment of the order to include provision granting authority for the child to whom the order relates to be adopted.
(5)In subsection (3), “Principal Reporter” has the same meaning as in Part II of the 1995 Act.