Children and Families Act 2014

22 (1) Section 13 (effect of residence order on change of child’s name or removal from jurisdiction) is amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (1) (new surname or removal from UK requires consent of all with parental responsibility or leave of court) for “residence order” substitute “child arrangements order to which subsection (4) applies”.

(3) In subsection (2) (child may be removed from UK for up to 1 month by person in whose favour residence order is made) for “the person in whose favour the residence order is made” substitute “a person named in the child arrangements order as a person with whom the child is to live”.

(4) In subsection (3) (court’s leave may be given in making a residence order) for “residence order with respect to a child” substitute “child arrangements order to which subsection (4) applies,”.

(5) After subsection (3) insert—

“(4) This subsection applies to a child arrangements order if the arrangements regulated by the order consist of, or include, arrangements which relate to either or both of the following—

(a) with whom the child concerned is to live, and

(b) when the child is to live with any person.”