Part 1Adoption
C1Chapter 2The adoption process
Annotations:
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
Restrictions on removal of children placed for adoption
I1C123C1Restrictions on removal of child looked after by local authority
1
Subsection (2) applies where—
a
section 21(1) or 22(1) applies,
b
before the child's home came to be with the prospective adopters, the child was looked after by a local authority, and
c
the child continues to be looked after by a local authority.
2
Except where subsection (3) applies, the local authority must not remove the child from the care of the prospective adopters.
3
This subsection applies if—
a
the removal is made in accordance with section 25 or 26,
b
an appropriate court grants leave for the removal, F1...
d
the removal is authorised by an order or warrant under the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1) .
Pt. 1 Ch. 2 applied in part (28.9.2009) by Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/182), regs. 1(1), 9(1)