{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-families-act-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-8",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-families-act-2014/schedule-1/paragraph-8.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2014/6",
  "legislation_title": "Children and Families Act 2014",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-families-act-2014",
  "path": "schedule/1/paragraph/8",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "8",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Section 131 (supplementary) is amended as follows.\n(2) In subsection (1)—\n(a) before paragraph (a) insert—\n“(za) adoption agency” means—\n(i) a local authority in England,\n(ii) a registered adoption society whose principal office is in England,”,\n(b) in paragraph (b) for “an Order under section 125” substitute “ regulations ”,\n(c) after paragraph (c) insert—\n“(ca) Welsh adoption agency” means—\n(i) a local authority in Wales,\n(ii) a registered adoption society whose principal office is in Wales.”, and\n(d) omit paragraphs (d) and (e).\n(3) In subsection (2) after “sections” insert “ (except sections 125(1A) and 129(2A)) ”.\n(4) After subsection (2) insert—\n“(2A) For the purposes of sections 125(1A) and 129(2A)—\n(a) a child is suitable for adoption if a Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish adoption agency is satisfied that the child ought to be placed for adoption,\n(b) prospective adopters are suitable to adopt a child if a Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish adoption agency is satisfied that they are suitable to have a child placed with them for adoption.”\n(5) Omit subsections (4) to (7).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 1 para. 8 in force at 13.5.2014 by S.I. 2014/889, art. 5(f)"
    }
  ],
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  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2014/6/schedule/1/paragraph/8",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}