Part 4Orders under Part 2 of the 1989 Act

Special guardianship orders

38Entitlement of relative to apply for a special guardianship order

In section 14A(5) of the 1989 Act (persons entitled to apply for special guardianship order), after paragraph (d) insert “;

(e)a relative with whom the child has lived for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the application.”