Part III Care
Children in care of voluntary organisations in England and Wales
63F1 Appeals by parents etc.
1
Subsections (2) to (5) and (7) of section 2 of the Children Act 1948 shall apply to a resolution under section 60 as they apply to a resolution under the said section 2, with the substitution for the reference in subsection (2) to the vesting of parental rights and duties in the local authority of a reference to the vesting of parental rights and duties in the voluntary organisation.
2
An appeal may be made—
a
where the complaint relates to a resolution under section 60, by a person deprived of parental rights and duties by the resolution, or
b
where the complaint relates to a resolution under section 61, by a person who but for that resolution and an earlier resolution under section 60 would have parental rights and duties,
to a juvenile court having jurisdiction in the area of the authority which passed the resolution, on the ground that—
i
there was no ground for the making of the resolution, or
ii
that the resolution should in the interests of the child be determined.
3
An appeal shall lie to the High Court against the decision of a juvenile court under this section.
4
Section 4B of the M1Children Act 1948 shall apply in relation to proceedings under this section.