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Adoption and Children Act 2002

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  1. Introduction

  2. Summary

    1. Changes to the Adoption Service

    2. Placement for adoption

    3. Adoption orders

    4. Disclosure of information about a person’s adoption

    5. Intercountry adoption

    6. Safeguards for the adoption process

    7. Measures to tackle delay

    8. Special Guardianship

  3. The Act

  4. Commentary on Sections

    1. Part 1 – Adoption

      1. Chapter 1 - Introductory

        1. Section 1: Considerations applying to the exercise of powers

      2. Chapter 2 – The Adoption Service

        1. Section 2: Basic definitions

        2. Section 3: Maintenance of Adoption Service

        3. Section 4: Assessments etc. for adoption support services

        4. Section 5: Local authority plans for adoption services

        5. Section 6: Arrangements on cancellation of registration

        6. Section 7: Inactive or defunct adoption societies etc.

        7. Section 8: Adoption support agencies

        8. Section 9: General power to regulate adoption etc. agencies

        9. Section 10: Management etc. of agencies

        10. Section 11: Fees

        11. Section 12: Independent review of determinations

        12. Section 13: Information concerning adoption

        13. Section 14: Default power of appropriate Minister

        14. Section 15: Inspection of premises etc.

        15. Section 16: Distribution of functions in relation to registered adoption societies

        16. Section 17: Inquiries

      3. Chapter 3  - Placement for Adoption and Adoption Orders

        1. Section 18: Placement for adoption by agencies

        2. Section 19: Placing children with parental consent

        3. Section 20: Advance consent to adoption

        4. Section 21: Placement orders

        5. Section 22: Applications for placement orders

        6. Section 23: Varying placement orders

        7. Section 24: Revoking placement orders

        8. Section 25: Parental responsibility

        9. Section 26: Contact

        10. Section 27: Contact: supplementary

        11. Sections 28 and 29: Further consequences of placement and placement orders

          1. Removal provisions

        12. Section 30: General prohibitions on removal

        13. Section 31: Recovery by parent etc. where child not placed or is a baby

        14. Section 32: Recovery by parent etc. where child placed and consent withdrawn

        15. Section 33: Recovery by parent etc. where application for placement order refused

        16. Section 34: Placement orders: prohibition on removal

        17. Section 35: Return of child in other cases

        18. Sections 36 to 40: Restrictions on removal

        19. Section 36: Restrictions on removal

        20. Section 37: Applicants for adoption

        21. Section 38: Local authority foster parents

        22. Section 39: Partners of parents

        23. Section 40: Other non-agency cases

        24. Section 41: Recovery orders

        25. Section 42: Child to live with adopters before application

        26. Section 43: Reports where child placed by agency

        27. Section 44: Notice of intention to adopt

        28. Section 45: Suitability of adopters

        29. Section 46: Adoption orders

        30. Section 47: Conditions for making adoption orders

        31. Section 48: Restrictions on making adoption orders

        32. Section 49: Applications for adoption

        33. Section 50: Adoption by couple

        34. Section 51: Adoption by one person

        35. Section 52: Parental etc. consent

        36. Section 53: Modification of 1989 Act in relation to adoption

        37. Section 54: Disclosing information during adoption process

        38. Section 55: Revocation of adoptions on legitimation

          1. Disclosure of information in relation to a person’s adoption

        39. Section 56: Information to be kept about a person’s adoption

        40. Section 57: Restrictions on disclosure of protected etc. information

        41. Section 58: Disclosure of other information

        42. Section 59: Offence

        43. Section 60: Disclosing information to adopted adult

        44. Section 61: Disclosing protected information about adults

        45. Section 62: Disclosing protected information about children

        46. Section 63: Counselling

        47. Section 64: Other provision to be made by regulations

        48. Section 65: Sections 56 to 65: Interpretation

      4. Chapter 4 – Status of Adopted Children

        1. Section 66: Meaning of adoption in Chapter 4

        2. Section 67: Status conferred by adoption

        3. Section 68: Adoptive relatives

        4. Section 69: Rules of interpretation for instruments concerning property

        5. Section 70: Dispositions depending on date of birth

        6. Section 71: Property devolving with peerages etc.

        7. Section 72: Protection of trustees and personal representatives

        8. Section 73: Meaning of disposition

        9. Section 74: Miscellaneous enactments

        10. Section 75: Pensions

        11. Section 76: Insurance

      5. Chapter 5 - The Registers

        1. Section 77: Adopted Children Register

        2. Section 78: Searches and copies

        3. Section 79: Connections between the register and birth records

        4. Section 80: Adoption Contact Register

        5. Section 81: Adoption Contact Register: supplementary

        6. Section 82: Interpretation

      6. Chapter 6 – Adoptions with a Foreign Element

        1. Section 83: Restriction on bringing children in

        2. Section 84: Giving parental responsibility prior to adoption abroad

        3. Section 85: Restriction on taking children out

        4. Section 86: Power to modify sections 83 and 85

        5. Section 87: Overseas adoptions

        6. Section 88: Modification of section 67 for Hague Convention adoptions

        7. Section 89: Annulment etc. of overseas or Hague Convention adoptions

        8. Section 90: Section 89: supplementary

        9. Section 91: Overseas determinations and orders

      7. Chapter 7 - Miscellaneous

        1. Section 92: Restriction on arranging adoptions, etc.

        2. Section 93: Offence of breaching restrictions under section 92

        3. Section 94: Restriction on reports

        4. Section 95: Prohibition of certain payments

        5. Section 96: Excepted payments

        6. Section 98: Pre-commencement adoptions: information

        7. Section 99: Proceedings for offences

        8. Section 100: Appeals

        9. Section 101: Privacy

        10. Section 102: Officers of the Service

        11. Section 103: Right of officers of the Service to have access to adoption agency records

        12. Section 104: Evidence of consent

        13. Section 105: Effect of certain Scottish orders and provisions

        14. Section 106: Effect of certain Northern Irish orders and provisions

        15. Section 107: Use of adoption records from other parts of the British Islands

        16. Section 108: Channel Islands and the Isle of Man

        17. Section 109: Avoiding delay

        18. Section 110: Service of notices etc.

    2. Part 2 – Amendments of the Children Act 1989

      1. Section 111: Parental responsibility of unmarried father

      2. Section 112: Acquisition of parental responsibility by step-parent

      3. Section 113: Section 8 orders: local authority foster parents

      4. Section 114: Residence orders: extension to age of 18

      5. Section 115: Special guardianship

      6. Section 116: Accommodation of children in need etc.

      7. Section 117: Inquiries by local authorities into representations

      8. Section 118: Review of cases of looked after children

      9. Section 119: Advocacy services

      10. Section 120: Meaning of “harm” in the 1989 Act

      11. Section 121: Care plans

      12. Section 122: Interests of children in proceedings

    3. Part 3 -Miscellaneous and Final Provisions

      1. Chapter 1 – Miscellaneous

        1. Section 123: Restrictions on advertisements etc.

        2. Section 124: Offence of breaching restrictions under section 123

        3. Section 125: Adoption and Children Act Register

        4. Section 126: Use of an organisation to establish etc. the register

        5. Section 127: Use of an organisation as agency for payments

        6. Section 128: Supply of information for the register

        7. Section 129: Disclosure of information

        8. Section 130: Territorial application

        9. Section 131: Supplementary

        10. Section 132: Amendment of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978: contravention of sections 30 to 36 of Adoption and Children Act 2002

        11. Section 133: Scottish restriction on bringing children into or out of United Kingdom

        12. Section 134: Amendment of Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978: overseas adoptions

        13. Section 135: Adoption and fostering: criminal records

        14. Section 136: Payment of grants in connection with welfare services

        15. Section 137: Extension of the Hague Convention to British Overseas Territories

        16. Section 138: Proceedings in Great Britain

      2. Chapter 2 - Final Provisions

        1. Section 140: Orders, rules and regulations

        2. Section 141: Rules of procedure

        3. Section 144: General interpretation, etc.

        4. Section 145: Devolution: Wales

    4. Schedule 1: Registration of Adoptions

    5. Schedule 2: Disclosure of Birth Records by Registrar General

    6. Schedule 3: Minor and consequential amendments

    7. Schedule 4: Transitional and transitory provisions and savings

  5. ANNEX A

  6. ANNEX B

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