Consent
14.10.—(1) Consent of any parent or guardian of a child—
(a)under section 19 of the 2002 Act, to the child being placed for adoption; and
(b)under section 20 of the 2002 Act, to the making of a future adoption order,
must be given in the form referred to in Practice Direction 5A or a form to the like effect.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), consent—
(a)to the making of an adoption order; or
(b)to the making of a section 84 order,
may be given in the form referred to in Practice Direction 5A or a form to the like effect or otherwise as the court directs.
(3) Any consent to a Convention adoption order must be in a form which complies with the internal law relating to adoption of the Convention country of which the child is habitually resident.
(4) Any form of consent executed in Scotland must be witnessed by a Justice of the Peace or a Sheriff.
(5) Any form of consent executed in Northern Ireland must be witnessed by a Justice of the Peace.
(6) Any form of consent executed outside the United Kingdom must be witnessed by—
(a)any person for the time being authorised by law in the place where the document is executed to administer an oath for any judicial or other legal purpose;
(b)a British Consular officer;
(c)a notary public; or
(d)if the person executing the document is serving in any of the regular armed forces of the Crown, an officer holding a commission in any of those forces.