http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/1989/41/part/XII

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/41/part/XII/crossheading/adoption

Children Act 1989

An Act to reform the law relating to children; to provide for local authority services for children in need and others; to amend the law with respect to children’s homes, community homes, voluntary homes and voluntary organisations; to make provision with respect to fostering, child minding and day care for young children and adoption; and for connected purposes.

1989-11-16

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Children Act 1989

s. 31A(4A)

Children and Families Act 2014

s. 15(2)(b)

s. 139(6)

Children Act 1989

s. 4(1A)(aa)

Welfare Reform Act 2009

Sch. 6

para. 21(3)

s. 61(3)

Children Act 1989

s. 4(1C)

Welfare Reform Act 2009

Sch. 6

para. 21(4)

s. 61(3)

Children Act 1989

s. 4ZA(2)(aa)

Welfare Reform Act 2009

Sch. 6

para. 22(3)

s. 61(3)

Children Act 1989

s. 4ZA(3A)

Welfare Reform Act 2009

Sch. 6

para. 22(4)

s. 61(3)

Children Act 1989

s. 8(4)(k)

Domestic Abuse Act 2021

s. 52(1)

s. 90(6)

Part XII Miscellaneous and General

Adoption

I188 Amendments of adoption legislation.

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Annotations:

Commencement Information

S. 88(1) in force at 1.5.1991 so far as it relates to Sch. 10 para. 21; s. 88 wholly in force 14.10.1991 see s. 108(2)(3) and S.I. 1991/828, art. 3

Amendments (Textual)

S. 88(1) repealed (30.12.2005) by 2002 c. 38, ss. 139, 148, Sch. 3 para. 67, Sch. 5 (with Sch. 4 paras. 6-8); S.I. 2005/2213, art. 2(o); S.I. 2005/2897, art. 2(b)

S. 88(2) repealed (E.W.) (15.7.2011) by The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011 (S.I. 2011/1740), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 Pt. 3 (repealed (S.) (28.9.2009) by Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 4), ss. 120(2), 121(2), Sch. 3; S.S.I. 2009/267, art. 2)