# The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005, Article 108: Inherent jurisdiction and fathers without parental responsibility


Where no proceedings have started an adoption agency or local authority may ask the High Court for directions on the need to give a father without parental responsibility notice of the intention to place a child for adoption.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2795/article/108 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-108
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