Section 17 Reports where child placed by agencyC1I1
(1)
Subsection (2) applies where an application for an adoption order relates to a child placed for adoption by an adoption agency.
(2)
The agency must—
(a)
submit to the court a report on—
(i)
the suitability of the applicants, and
(ii)
any other matters relevant to the operation of section 14, and
(b)
assist the court in any manner the court directs.
Annotations
Modifications
- C1
Pt. 1 Ch. 2 applied in part (28.9.2009) by Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/182), regs. 1(1), 9(1)
Commencement
- I1
S. 17 in force at 28.9.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2)