Legislation – Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022
Changes to legislation:
Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Section 40 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 14 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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Changes and effects yet to be applied to Section 40:
- Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2018/412, Sch. 3 (as substituted) by 2022 c. 18 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 83
Changes and effects yet to be applied to the whole Act associated Parts and Chapters:
- Act applied (with modifications) by S.I. 2018/412, Sch. 3 (as substituted) by 2022 c. 18 (N.I.) Sch. 3 para. 83
PART 1Adoption
CHAPTER 3Placement for adoption and adoption orders
Preliminaries to adoption
Reports where child placed by agency40
(1)
Where an application for an adoption order relates to a child placed for adoption by an adoption agency, the agency must—
(a)
submit to the court a report on the suitability of the applicants and on any other matters relevant to the operation of section 1; and
(b)
assist the court in any manner the court directs.
(2)
Arrangements may be made by an adoption agency which has placed a child for its functions in relation to that child with respect to—
(a)
the report on the suitability of the applicants for adoption; and
(b)
any other matters relevant to the operation of section 1,
to be discharged by another adoption agency.