# The Adoption (Amendment) Rules 2003, Article 22: Amendments to the Adoption Rules 1984


In Form 8—
(a) where “foreign adoption” appears insert “/a Convention adoption order”;
(b) omit “and whereas … (and …) was/were appointed reporting officer(s) (and . . . was appointed children’s guardian of the child” and substitute “and whereas . . . who is an officer of CAFCASS appointed to act on behalf of the child/and whereas . . . who is an officer CAFCASS appointed to prepare a report”; and
(c) at the end of the note to the preamble add “In every Convention case an officer of CAFCASS is appointed to act on behalf of the child. Where a foreign adoption is proposed an officer of CAFCASS is appointed to report.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/183/article/22 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-amendment-rules-2003/article-22
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