Amendments proposed to the Adoption and Children Bill - continued | House of Commons |
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Tim Loughton 55 Clause 115, page 65, line 3, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly 78 Clause 115, page 65, line 9, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly 89 Clause 115, page 65, line 9, after 'disclosed', insert 'in each case written 1 month of suitability being ascertained.'.
Tim Loughton 52 Clause 57, page 32, line 37, leave out 'As soon as practicable after the making of an adoption order' and insert 'At the time of making'.
Tim Loughton 6 Clause 58, page 33, line 15, leave out subsection (4).
Tim Loughton 7 Clause 58, page 33, line 20, leave out subsection (6).
Tim Loughton 8 Clause 59, page 33, line 31, leave out subsection (3).
Mr Andrew Turner 11 Clause 126, page 70, line 20, at end insert'( ) In the case of an application for a placement order, for the variation or revocation of such an order, or for an adoption order, the rules must require that the court or adoption agency make available to the legal representatives of the parent or guardian of any child subject to such an application all records used by the court or adoption agency in relation to that proceeding.'.
REMAINING NEW CLAUSESInterviews with children
Mr Andrew Turner NC1 To move the following Clause' In the case of an application for a placement order, for the variation or revocation of such an order, or for an adoption order, no interview which is conducted with a child shall be relied upon in proceedings unless supported by a video or audio recording of that interview.'.
Considerations applying to the exercise of powers
Tim Loughton NC2 To move the following Clause:'(1) This section applies whenever a court or adoption agency is coming to a decision relating to the adoption of a child other than in proceedings under Part IV of the Children Act 1989. (2) The child's welfare throughout his life shall be the paramount consideration. (3) At all times when any question with respect to the adoption of a child arises, the court or adoption agency shall have regard to the general principle that any delay in determining the question is likely to prejudice the welfare of the child. (4) The court or adoption agency shall have regard in particular to
(5) In placing the child for adoption, the adoption agency must give due consideration to the child's religious persuasion, racial origin and cultural and linguistic background, subject to the proviso that such consideration shall be secondary to the matters to be considered in subsections (2) and (3). (6) In this section, "coming to a decision relating to the adoption of a child" in relation to a court includes
EXCERPT FROM THE ORDER OF THE HOUSEProceedings in Special Standing Committee 3.(1) Proceedings in the Special Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 17th January 2002.(2) Standing Order No. 91(1) (Special standing committees) shall apply with the omission of the word "morning".
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