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The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005

S.I. 2005/3504 · Made 20 December 2005

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND AND WALES

SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 20th December 2005

Laid before Parliament 22nd December 2005

Coming into force 30th December 2005

The Secretary of State for Education and Skills, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 142(1), (2) and (6) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002f1 makes the following Order:–

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2002 c. 38.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Data Protection – Subject Access
  3. 3Community Legal Service
  4. 4Non-Contentious Probate Rules
  5. 5Amendment to the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000
  6. 6Amendment of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 2002
  7. 7Amendment of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005
  8. Signature
  9. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2005 and comes into force on 30th December 2005.

2Data Protection – Subject Access

(1)

In Part 2 of the Schedule (exemptions from section 7 – enactments and instruments extending to England and Wales) to the Data Protection (Miscellaneous Subject Access Exemptions) Order 2000f1 for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

Adoption records and reports

  • Sections 57 to 62, 77 and 79 of, and Schedule 2 to, the Adoption and Children Act 2002f2.

  • Regulation 14 of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983f3.

  • Regulation 41 of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005f4.

  • Regulation 42 of the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005f5.

  • Rules 5, 6, 9, 17, 18, 21, 22 and 53 of the Adoption Rules 1984f6.

  • Rules 5, 6, 9, 17, 18, 21, 22 and 32 of the Magistrates' Courts (Adoption) Rules 1984f7.

  • Rules 24, 29, 30, 65, 72, 73, 77, 78 and 83 of the Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005f8.”.

(2)

In the Schedule (personal data to which the Order applies) to the Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Social Work) Order 2000f9 insert after paragraph (t)—

“(u)

data processed for the purposes of the functions of the appropriate Minister pursuant to section 12 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (independent review of determinations);”.

3Community Legal Service

(1)

In each of the provisions mentioned in paragraph (2) the definition of “family proceedings” is amended by inserting after sub-paragraph (g)—

“(ga)

the Adoption and Children Act 2002;”.

(2)

The provisions are—

(a)

article 2 of the Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) Order 2001f1;

(b)

article 2 of the Community Legal Service (Funding) Order 2000f2;

(c)

regulation 2 of the Community Legal Service (Financial) Regulations 2000f3;

(d)

regulation 21 of the Community Legal Service (Costs) Regulations 2000f4.

(3)

In paragraph 2 of Schedule 2 to the Community Legal Service (Funding) (Counsel in Family Proceedings) Order 2001f5 after “applications to free for adoption” insert “or applications for a placement order”.

4Non-Contentious Probate Rules

Rule 32(1) of the Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987f1 is amended as follows—

(a)

in sub-paragraph (a)(iii) after “the Adoption Act 1976” insert—

“or section 46(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002”;

(b)

after sub-paragraph (aa) insert—

“(ab)

a step-parent of the minor who has parental responsibility for him in accordance with section 4A of the Children Act 1989f2; or”;

(c)

after sub-paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)

a special guardian of the minor who is appointed in accordance with section 14A of the Children Act 1989f3; or

(bb)

an adoption agency which has parental responsibility for the minor by virtue of section 25(2) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002; or”.

5Amendment to the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000

In paragraph (a)(iii) of regulation 6 (health related functions of local authorities) of the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000f1 for “sections 1 and 2 of the Adoption Act 1976” substitute “section 3 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002”.

6Amendment of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 2002

In regulation 3 (requirements for membership of lay panel) of the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 2002f1—

(a)

insert in paragraphs (2)(a)(i) and (5)(c) “, or the Adoption and Children Act 2002,” after “the Adoption Act 1976”; and

(b)

in paragraph (5)(ee) “, or an adoption society registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Actf2” after “the Adoption Act 1976”.

7Amendment of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005

In regulation 16 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005f1 for “4” substitute “4A”.

Signature

Maria Eagle

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State

Department for Education and Skills

20th December 2005

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Consequent on the commencement of the Adoption and Children Act 2002, this Order updates relevant references in the following statutory instruments—

(i)

the Data Protection (Miscellaneous Subject Access Exemptions) Order 2000 and the Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Social Work) Order 2000, which relate to subject access requests under the Data Protection Act 1998 (article 2);

(ii)

four statutory instruments that relate to the Community Legal Service, to include proceedings under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 within the definition of family proceedings and add a reference to placement orders (article 3);

(iii)

the Non-Contentious Probate Rules 1987 to reflect the additional means by which a step-parent may acquire parental responsibility and the introduction of special guardianship orders (article 4);

(iv)

the NHS Bodies and Local Authorities Partnership Arrangements Regulations 2000 (article 5); and

(v)

the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults and Care Standards Tribunal Regulations 2002 (article 6).

Article 7 amends article 16 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005 by adding Part 4A to the Parts of the Voluntary Adoption Agencies and Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003f1.