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What does Placement order mean?

An order made by the court authorising a local authority to place a child for adoption with any prospective adopters who may be chosen by the authority.

A placement order continues until it is revoked or an adoption order is made in respect of the child or the child marries, forms a civil partnership or attains the age of 18. Only local authorities can apply for placement orders.

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Adoption—placement orders

This Practice Note sets out the requirements in relation to adoption placement orders, including steps to be taken prior to the application, who may apply for a placement order, procedure and the effect and duration of a placement order. It also provides guidance on the discretion to apply for a placement order, dispensing with consent and conditions that may be exceptionally attached to a placement order.PrinciplesWith the abolition of the power to apply for freeing orders, the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (ACA 2002) introduced a framework for authorising the placement of children for adoption, either with parental consent or under a placement order. Consent to placement for adoption may be given under ACA 2002, ss 19–20.A placement order is one that authorises the adoption agency to place the child with any adopter(s) to be chosen by the agency, which may include an existing foster carer. Parliament has made a clear choice to bring forward the timing of this critical decision by a court, before the adopter and child are...

Adoption orders

This Practice Note details who can be adopted and who can adopt, together with the conditions to be satisfied, adoption reports and procedural issues. It also provides guidance on consent, cases where an adoption order is opposed by a parent and the circumstances in which consent may be dispensed with, together with guidance on adoption agencies and panel procedure, the effect of an adoption order and the very limited circumstances in which an adoption order may be revoked.Adoption applications generally arise in three situations:•where the child is the subject of a placement order, usually in the context of care proceedings, see Practice Notes: Adoption—placement orders and Public law children procedure—Public Law Outline•where a child is placed for adoption with parental consent, where there will often not be any prior court proceedings•private applications for adoption, for children living with the applicants, where the child was not placed with them by an adoption agency—the local authority may not know the child or applicants, but in some cases it may know of them...

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Local Government weekly highlights—17 April 2025

This week's edition of Local Government weekly highlights includes expert analysis of the Supreme Court’s decisions in Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers where it held that the Equality Act 2010 terms ‘man’, ‘woman’ and ‘sex’ refer to biological sex and Abbasi and another v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust relating to the public interest considerations of naming clinicians involved in treating gravely ill children after their death. It also includes the case reports of R (AB) v Bristol CC, where the court dismissed challenges to Safety Valve Agreements in SEND funding case; A Local Authority v X, where the court allowed the local authority to proceed with adoption without notifying birth father or extended family; R (Grantchester Parish Council) v Greater Cambridge Partnership, where the court dismissed a challenge to Haslingfield Greenway route through Grantchester; and Stephanie Croft v Devon CC, where the court quashed a Traffic Regulation Order due to safety concerns for pedestrians. This weekly highlights also includes updates on Public procurement, Social care,...

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