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Adoption and Children Act 2002
The act was fully implemented on 30 December 2005:
Regulations and court rules
Regulations and court rules that came into force on 30 December 2005:
- The Adopted Children and Adoption Contact Registers Regulations 2005
- The Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005
- The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005
- The Adoption and Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005
- The Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005
- The Adoption Support Agencies (England) and Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005
- The Adoption Support Agencies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2010
- The Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005
- The Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005
- The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 9 (England) and Transitional and Savings Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2005
- The Disclosure of Adoption Information (Post-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005
- The Electronic Commerce Directive (Adoption and Children Act 2002) Regulations 2005
- The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005
- The Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption and Fostering) Regulations 2009
- The Local Authority Adoption Service (England) Regulations 2003
- The Local Authority Adoption Service (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
- The Restriction on the Preparation of Adoption Reports Regulations 2005
- The Special Guardianship Regulations 2005
- The Suitability of Adopters Regulations 2005
- The Voluntary Adoption Agencies (Amendment) Regulations 2005
- The Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2003.
Commencement orders for Adoption and Children Act 2002
- Commencement No. 10 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005
- Commencement No. 9 Order 2005
- Commencement No. 8 (Wales) Order 2005
- Commencement No. 7 Order 2004
- Commencement No. 6 Order 2004
- Commencement No. 5 (Wales) Order 2004
- Commencement No. 4 Order 2003
- Commencement No. 3 Order 2003
- Commencement No. 2 Order 2003
- Commencement No. 1 (Wales) Order 2003
Other legislation relevant to the Adoption and Children Act
- Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 and explanatory note
- Civil Partnership Act 2004 and explanatory note
- Children Act 2004 and explanatory note.
Legislation relevant to adoption standards
- Care Standards Act 2000 and explanatory note
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.
International conventions
- European Convention on the Adoption of Children (ratified by UK 1967)
- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (ratified by UK 1991)
- Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Application Law and Recognition of Decrees Relating to Adoptions (ratified by UK 1978, denounced 2003)
- Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (ratified by UK 2003)
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Last updated on 16/03/2010
