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Adoption and Children Act 2002
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Just as the Children Act 1989 gave primacy to the welfare of the child so does the Adoption and Children Act 2002 which received royal assent in November 2002 (Frank Roper. National Children’s Bureau. Highlight no199. May 2003). The Act revises the legal basis for adoption in England and Wales and some parts apply to Scotland and Northern Ireland. The main provisions are expected to come into force in 2004.
The intentions behind the Act are to safeguard the welfare of the …