Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)

Part 1 E+W+S Adoption

Chapter 3 E+W+S Placement for adoption and adoption orders

Placement of children by adoption agency for adoption E+W+S

23 Varying placement orders E+W

(1) The court may vary a placement order so as to substitute another local authority for the local authority authorised by the order to place the child for adoption.

(2) The variation may only be made on the joint application of both authorities.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 23 in force at 30.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/2213, art. 2(c) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2005/2897, arts. 3-16)