# Adoption and Children Act 2002, Paragraph 56


In section 10 (power of court to make section 8 orders)—
(a) in subsection (4)(a), for “or guardian” there is substituted “ , guardian or special guardian ”,
(b) after subsection (4)(a) there is inserted—
“(aa) any person who by virtue of section 4A has parental responsibility for the child;”,
(c) after subsection (5) there is inserted—
“(5A) A local authority foster parent is entitled to apply for a residence order with respect to a child if the child has lived with him for a period of at least one year immediately preceding the application.”,
(d) after subsection (7) there is inserted—
“(7A) If a special guardianship order is in force with respect to a child, an application for a residence order may only be made with respect to him, if apart from this subsection the leave of the court is not required, with such leave.”

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/38/schedule/3/paragraph/56 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-2002/schedule-3/paragraph-56
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