Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)

Part 1 E+W+S Adoption

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

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

59 Offence E+W

Regulations may provide that a registered adoption society which discloses any information in contravention of section 57 is to be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.

Commencement Information

I1 S. 59 in force at 7.2.2004 for W. by S.I. 2004/252, art. 2(b)

I2 S. 59 in force at 7.12.2004 for specified purposes for E. by S.I. 2004/3203, art. 2(1)(m)(v)