Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 16th May 2002

CONSIDERATION OF BILL

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New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

ADOPTION AND CHILDREN BILL, AS AMENDED

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Programme Motion (Adoption and Children Bill (Programme) (No. 4)) to be proposed by Mr Robin Cook.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

162

Page     1,     line     9     [Clause 1],     after 'life', insert ', and that of any sibling or half-sibling of the child, having regard to their age and relationship.'.

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Mr Secretary Milburn

26

Page     2,     line     5     [Clause     1],     after 'harm', insert '(within the meaning of the Children Act 1989)'.

   

Mr Andrew Turner

159

Page     2,     line     16     [Clause 1],     after 'the child' insert '(4A) The court or adoption agency may not have regard to any estrangement of the child from his parents caused wholly or substantially by the application of provisions of this Act or of the Children Act 1989.'.

   

Dr Liam Fox
Tim Loughton
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Simon Burns
David Maclean

1

Page     2,     line     19     [Clause     1],     after 'background', insert ', subject to the proviso that such consideration shall be secondary to the matters to be considered in subsections (2) and (3).'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

163

Page     2,     line     27     [Clause     1],     leave out from first 'order' to end of line 28 and insert '(or the revocation of such an order), a placement order (or the revocation of such an order) or an order under section 25 (or the revocation or variation of such an order)'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

164

Page     2,     line     38     [Clause     1],     leave out paragraph (c).

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Mr Secretary Milburn

165

Page     12,     line     19     [Clause     17],     leave out 'only' and insert 'except in the case of a child who is less than six weeks old, may only do so'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

108

Page     12,     line     19     [Clause     17],     leave out 'section 18 or'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

166

Page     12,     line     20     [Clause     17],     after 'is' insert 'placed or'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

167

Page     12,     line     21     [Clause     17],     leave out 'to be treated as'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

168

Page     12,     line     21     [Clause     17],     leave out from second 'authority' to end of line 22.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

169

Page     12,     line     36     [Clause     17],     at end insert—

    '( )   References in this Chapter to an adoption agency being, or not being, authorised to place a child for adoption are to the agency being or (as the case may be) not being authorised to do so under section 18 or a placement order'.

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Mr Hilton Dawson

109

Page     13,     line     1,     leave out Clause 18.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

170

Page     13,     line     16     [Clause     18],     at end insert 'or

( )	a care order or placement order has been made after the consent was given'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

110

Page     13,     line     23     [Clause     19],     leave out from 'the' to 'may' in line 24 and insert 'making of a placement order under section 20'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn
Mr Hilton Dawson

111

Page     13,     line     35     [Clause     19],     leave out 'wishes' and insert 'does not wish'.

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Mr Secretary Milburn

172

Page     14,     line     6     [Clause     20],     leave out 'or'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

173

Page     14,     line     8     [Clause     20],     at end insert 'or

( )	the child has no parent or guardian'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

112

Page     14,     line     8     [Clause     20],     at end insert 'or

(c)	each parent or guardian consents to the making of the order.'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

113

Page     14,     line     9     [Clause     20],     after 'order', insert 'under paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2)'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

114

Page     14,     line     11     [Clause     20],     leave out paragraph (a).

   

Dr Liam Fox
Tim Loughton
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Simon Burns
David Maclean

20

Page     14,     line     17     [Clause     20],     leave out 'section 23' and insert 'sections 23 and 34(1) and (2)'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Julian Brazier

308

Page     14,     line     17     [Clause     20],     after '23,' insert 'or 34(1) or (2)'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

174

Page     14,     line     27     [Clause     21],     at beginning insert 'the child has no parent or guardian or'.

   

Dr Liam Fox
Tim Loughton
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Simon Burns
David Maclean

21

Page     14,     line     29     [Clause     21],     at end insert 'or—

(e)	the child has been returned to them due to the circumstances of section 34(1) and (2).'.

   

Tim Loughton
Mr Julian Brazier

309

Page     14,     line     29     [Clause     21],     at end insert—

    '(1A)   A local authority must apply to the Court for a new placement order when a child has returned to them due to the circumstances described in section 34(1) or (2).'.

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Mr Secretary Milburn

290

Page     15,     line     3     [Clause     21],     leave out 'to be treated as'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

175

Page     15,     line     32     [Clause     23],     after 'than' insert 'the child or'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

176

Page     15,     line     33     [Clause     23],     leave out from 'unless' to end of line 34.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

116

Page     15,     line     33     [Clause     23],     leave out 'each of the following conditions' and insert 'the following condition'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

177

Page     15,     line     35     [Clause     23],     at end insert 'and'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

115

Page     15,     line     36     [Clause     23],     leave out paragraphs (b) and (c).

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

178

Page     15,     line     37     [Clause     23],     leave out paragraph (c).

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

179

Page     15,     line     40     [Clause     23],     at end insert—

    '( )   If the court determines, on an application for an adoption order, not to make the order, it may revoke any placement order in respect of the child'.

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Mr Hilton Dawson

117

Page     16,     line     5     [Clause     24],     leave out paragraph (a).

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

119

Page     16,     line     14,     leave out Clause 25.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

180

Page     16,     line     15     [Clause     25],     after second 'adoption' insert 'or placing a child for adoption who is less than six weeks old'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

181

Page     16,     line     17     [Clause     25],     at end insert 'or a child who has been placed for adoption is less than six weeks old'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

182

Page     16,     line     20     [Clause     25],     leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

'(b)	the court may make an order under this section requiring the person with whom the child lives, or is to live, to allow the child to visit or stay with the person named in the order, or for the person named in the order and the child otherwise to have contact with each other'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

183

Page     16,     line     22     [Clause     25],     leave out 'The application' and insert 'An application for an order under this section'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

184

Page     16,     line     32     [Clause     25],     leave out subsections (4) and (5).

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

185

Page     16,     line     42     [Clause     25],     leave out from 'section' to end of line 43.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

186

Page     16,     line     43     [Clause     25],     at end insert—

    '( )   This section does not prevent an application for a contact order under section 8 of the 1989 Act being made where the application is to be heard together with an application for an adoption order in respect of the child'.

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Mr Hilton Dawson

120

Page     17,     line     5     [Clause     26],     leave out subsections (1), (2) and (3).

Prepared 16 May 2002