Children and Adoption Act 2002
. When considering whether to make a s26 order the Court must afford paramount consideration to the child’s welfare and in doing so have regard to the s1(4) factors.26.The local authority’s duty to consider contact when making a decision regarding adoption is set out on
- The applications before the Court
- The parties’ positions
- The key issue: sibling separation
- ABCDE
- The background: the children’s lived experience
- The Law
- F (A Child : Placement Order: Proportionality
- The Public Law Working Group
- Re B-S
- Re H-W (Children)
- Re D (A Child Placement Order)
- Children and Adoption Act 2002
- The Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005
- Discussion as to the issues surrounding the effect of sibling separation
- Siblings, contact and the law: an overlooked relationship?
- Together or Apart? Assessing Siblings for Permanent Placement (BAAF, 2001, 2008)
- Beyond Together or Apart: Planning For, Assessing and Placing Sibling Groups (Coram BAAF, 2021)
- Beyond Together or Apart: Planning for, assessing and placing sibling groups 2021, a Coram Baaf Good Practice Guide
- Safe Contact: Children in Permanent Placement and Their Birth Relatives
- Section 26 ACA 2002: contact orders during placement
- Adoption and Children Act 2002
- Social media
- The Mother and F1
- The options for the children
- All children placed for and successfully adopted
- Placements being divided between foster placements and adoptive placements
- All children in foster care:
- All children to be returned home:
- The Children: pen portraits
- Siblings together and apart assessments
- The Children’s Guardian: Miss Madelaine Jones
- Strengthening Families: improving stability for adopted children 2021.
- Introducing Social Science Evidence in Family Court Decision-Making and Adjudication: Evidence from England and Wales.
- The possible adoption pathway for the children. Tracey Barton (Adoption Manager)
- Analysis of issues
- Options and Re B-S analysis
- Welfare checklist factors
- Conclusion