12.29.—(1) Consent for the purposes of the following provisions of the 1989 Act—
(a)section 16(3)(1);
(b)section 38A(2)(b)(ii) or 44A(2)(b)(ii); or
(c)paragraph 19(3)(c) or (d) of Schedule 2,
must be given either—
(i)orally to the court; or
(ii)in writing to the court signed by the person giving consent.
(2) Any written consent for the purposes of section 38A(2) or 44A(2) of the 1989 Act must include a statement that the person giving consent—
(a)is able and willing to give to the child the care which it would be reasonable to expect a parent to give; and
(b)understands that the giving of consent could lead to the exclusion of the relevant person from the dwelling-house in which the child lives.
Paragraph (a) was repealed by sections 6(1), (2), 15(2) of and Schedule 3 to the Children and Adoption Act 2006.