PART 14PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATIONS IN ADOPTION, PLACEMENT AND RELATED PROCEEDINGS

Amendment and revocation of orders14.27

1

Subject to paragraph (2), an application under—

a

section 55 of the 2002 Act140 (revocation of adoptions on legitimation); or

b

paragraph 4 of Schedule 1 to the 2002 Act (amendment of adoption order and revocation of direction),

may be made without serving a copy of the application notice.

2

The court may direct that an application notice be served on such persons as it thinks fit.

3

Where the court makes an order granting the application, a court officer will send the Registrar General a notice—

a

specifying the amendments; or

b

informing the Registrar General of the revocation,

giving sufficient particulars of the order to enable the Registrar General to identify the case.