Amendments proposed to the Adoption and Children Bill, As Amended - continued House of Commons

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Mr Secretary Milburn

187

Page     17,     line     7     [Clause     26],     after 'adoption' insert 'or the child is less than six weeks old'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

188

Page     17,     line     25     [Clause     26],     leave out 'affording' and insert 'allowing'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

189

Page     17,     line     28     [Clause     26],     leave out 'affording' and insert 'allowing'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

121

Page     17,     line     31     [Clause     26],     leave out subsection (5).

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

190

Page     17,     line     31     [Clause     26],     leave out 'that section' insert 'section 25'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

291

Page     17,     line     36     [Clause     27],     at end insert—

       'unless an application for an adoption order has been made and the parent or guardian has obtained the court's leave under subsection (3) or (5) of section 45,

      (b) if an application has been made for an adoption order, a guardian of the child may not apply for a special guardianship order unless he has obtained the court's leave under subsection (3) or (5) of that section.'.


   

Mr Hilton Dawson

118

Page     18,     line     5,     leave out Clause 28.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

191

Page     18,     line     15     [Clause     28],     after 'no' insert 'prohibited steps order'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

192

Page     18,     line     15     [Clause     28],     after 'order' insert 'or specific issue order'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

193

Page     18,     line     17     [Clause     28],     at end insert—

    '( )   Subsection (3)(a) does not apply in respect of a residence order if —

      (a) an application for an adoption order has been made in respect of the child, and

      (b) the residence order is applied for by a parent or guardian who has obtained the court's leave under subsection (3) or (5) of section 45 or by any other person who has obtained the court's leave under this subsection'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

292

Page     18,     line     17     [Clause     28],     at end insert—

    '(3B)   Where a placement order is in force, no special guardianship order may be made in respect of the child unless—

      (a) an application has been made for an adoption order, and

      (b) the person applying for the special guardianship order has obtained the court's leave under this subsection or, if he is a guardian of the child, has obtained the court's leave under section 45(5).

    (3C)   Section 14A(7) of the 1989 Act applies in respect of an application for a special guardianship order for which leave has been given as mentioned in subsection (3B)(b) with the omission of the words "the beginning of the period of three months ending with".

    (3D)   Where a placement order is in force—

      (a) section 14C(1)(b) of the 1989 Act (special guardianship: parental responsibility) has effect subject to any determination under section 24(4) of this Act,

      (b) section 14C(3) and (4) of the 1989 Act (special guardianship: removal of child from UK etc.) does not apply.'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

123

Page     18,     line     20     [Clause     29],     leave out from 'is' to 'a' in line 21 and insert 'subject to a placement order'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

194

Page     18,     line     20     [Clause     29],     at end insert 'or—

      ( ) a child who has been placed for adoption by an adoption agency is less than six weeks old'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

128

Page     18,     line     21     [Clause     29],     leave out 'the prospective adopters' and insert 'any placement made by the adoption agency.'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn
Mr Hilton Dawson

195

Page     18,     line     26     [Clause     29],     leave out from 'authority' to 'have' in line 27.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

124

Page     18,     line     31     [Clause     29],     leave out subsections (3), (4), (5) and (6).

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

196

Page     18,     line     39     [Clause     29],     at end insert 'but those sections do not apply if the child is subject to a care order'.


   

Mr Hilton Dawson

125

Page     19,     line     10,     leave out Clause 30.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

197

Page     19,     line     16     [Clause     30],     at end insert—

       'or a child who has been placed for adoption is less than six weeks old'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

198

Page     19,     line     19     [Clause     30],     leave out from 'him' to end of line 22.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

199

Page     19,     line     23     [Clause     30],     leave out '14' and insert 'seven'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

200

Page     19,     line     24     [Clause     30],     at end insert 'unless an application is, or has been, made for a placement order and the application has not been disposed of'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

201

Page     19,     line     25     [Clause     30],     leave out subsection (3).

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

126

Page     19,     line     30,     leave out Clause 31.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

202

Page     19,     line     32     [Clause     31],     at end insert 'and'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

203

Page     19,     line     33     [Clause     31],     leave out from 'withdrawn' to end of line 35 and insert—

       'unless an application is, or has been, made for a placement order and the application has not been disposed of'.


   

Mr Secretary Milburn

204

Page     20,     line     5     [Clause     31],     after 'order)' insert 'special guardianship order'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

205

Page     20,     line     6     [Clause     31],     after 'a' insert 'special guardianship order or'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

206

Page     20,     line     9     [Clause     31],     after 'a' insert 'special guardianship order or'.

   

Mr Hilton Dawson

127

Page     20,     line     29,     leave out Clause 33.


   

Dr Liam Fox
Tim Loughton
Mr Oliver Heald
Mr Simon Burns

134

Page     21,     line     26     [Clause     34],     at end insert—

    '( )   Where the actions described in subsections (1) or (2) are taken, any placement order in place at that time shall be revoked.'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

207

Page     21,     line     38     [Clause     34],     after 'order)' insert 'special guardianship order'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

208

Page     21,     line     39     [Clause     34],     after 'a' insert 'special guardianship order or'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

209

Page     21,     line     42     [Clause     34],     after 'a' insert 'special guardianship order or'.


   

Mr Secretary Milburn

210

Page     24,     line     16     [Clause     40],     at end insert 'or

      ( ) that a person has failed to comply with section 31(2), 32(2), 33(3) or 34(2)'.


   

Mr Secretary Milburn

250

Page     25,     line     5     [Clause     40],     leave out from '1911' to '(false' in line 6.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

251

Page     25,     line     15     [Clause     40],     leave out paragraph (b).


   

Mr Secretary Milburn

211

Page     25,     line     25     [Clause     41],     after 'Court' insert 'or

      ( ) the applicant is a parent of the child'.

   

Dr Evan Harris
Sandra Gidley
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

310

Page     25,     line     27     [Clause     41],     leave out 'married'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

212

Page     25,     line     29     [Clause     41],     after 'applicant' insert 'or one of the applicants'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

213

Page     25,     line     30     [Clause     41],     after 'applicant' insert 'or, as the case may be, applicants'.

   

Dr Evan Harris
Sandra Gidley
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

311

Page     25,     line     36     [Clause     41],     leave out 'married'

   

Dr Evan Harris
Sandra Gidley
Mr Elfyn Llwyd

312

Page     25,     line     43     [Clause     41],     leave out 'married'.

   

Mr Secretary Milburn

214

Page     25,     line     44     [Clause     41],     leave out 'afforded' and insert 'given'.

 
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