{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-60",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005/article-60.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2795",
  "legislation_title": "The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/family-procedure-adoption-rules-2005",
  "path": "article/60",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "60",
  "heading": "What the court or a court officer will do once the court has made a decision about appointing a children’s guardian",
  "text": "(1) Where the court refuses an application under rule 59(2)(a) it will give reasons for the refusal and the court or a court officer will—\n(a) record the refusal and the reasons for it; and\n(b) as soon as practicable, notify the parties and either the Service or the Assembly of a decision not to appoint a children’s guardian.\n(2) Where the court appoints a children’s guardian under rule 59 a court officer will record the appointment and, as soon as practicable, will—\n(a) inform the parties and either the Service or the Assembly; and\n(b) unless it has already been sent, send the children’s guardian a copy of the application and copies of any document filed with the court in the proceedings.\n(3) A court officer also has a continuing duty to send the children’s guardian a copy of any other document filed with the court during the course of the proceedings.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2795/article/60",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:49:01.488224+00:00"
  },
  "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."
}