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Section 135: Adoption and fostering: criminal records

Adoption and Children Act 2002 · 2002 c. 38View on legislation.gov.uk

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Part 3: Miscellaneous and final provisions — Chapter 1: Miscellaneous

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Part 5 of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) (certificates of criminal records) is amended as follows.

In section 113 (criminal record certificates), in subsection (3A), for “his suitability” there is substituted “the suitability of the applicant, or of a person living in the same household as the applicant, to be a foster parent or”.

In section 115 (enhanced criminal record certificates), in subsection (6A), for “his suitability” there is substituted “the suitability of the applicant, or of a person living in the same household as the applicant, to be a foster parent or”.

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