Section 23 Varying placement ordersI1
England and Wales
(1)
The court may vary a placement order so as to substitute another local authority for the local authority authorised by the order to place the child for adoption.
(2)
The variation may only be made on the joint application of both authorities.
Annotations
Commencement
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S. 23 in force at 30.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/2213, art. 2(c) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2005/2897, arts. 3-16)