Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

49.—(1) Article 107H (entitlement to shared parental leave: prospective adopters with whom looked after children are placed) is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) omit “who is looked after by an authority and”;

(b) for “the authority” substitute “an authority”;

(c) for “Article 27(2)(a)” substitute “Article 27”;

(d) omit “, in the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (2),”;

(e) for “an approved foster parent who is also an approved prospective adopter” substitute “a person who is approved as an authority foster parent and approved as a prospective adopter”.

(3) Omit paragraph (2).

(4) In paragraph (3), for “such references as may be specified” substitute “references to being placed under Article 27 of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 with a person who is approved as an authority foster parent and approved as a prospective adopter”.

(5) In paragraph (4)—

(a) for ““approved foster parent”, “approved prospective adopter”,” substitute ““approved as an authority foster parent”, “approved as a prospective adopter” and”;

(b) omit “and “child who is looked after by an authority””.