Legislation – Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
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Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Section 140 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 April 2026. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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- Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2018/412, Sch. 3 (as substituted) by 2022 c. 18 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 83
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- Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2018/412, Sch. 3 (as substituted) by 2022 c. 18 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 83
PART 2Children order amendments
Welfare of children who will be privately fostered140
(1)
Article 108 of the Children Order (welfare of privately fostered children) is amended as follows.
(2)
In paragraph (1)—
(a)
in sub-paragraph (a)—
(i)
after “who are” insert “or are proposed to be”
;
(ii)
after “is being” insert “or will be”
;
(b)
in sub-paragraph (b) for “caring for” substitute “concerned with”
.
(3)
“(2A)
Regulations under paragraph (2)(b) may impose requirements as to the action to be taken by an authority for the purposes of discharging the authority’s duty under paragraph (1) where the authority has received notification that a child is proposed to be privately fostered.”.
(4)
In paragraph (3)—
(a)
after “visit privately fostered children” insert “or children who are proposed to be privately fostered”
;
(b)
in sub-paragraph (a) omit “or”;
(c)
“or
(c)
it is proposed to accommodate any child who is proposed to be privately fostered in any such premises,”.
(5)
In paragraph (5)—
(a)
after “who is” insert “or is proposed to be”
;
(b)
after “is being” insert “or will be”
.