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Section 37: Applicants for adoption

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

Part 1: Adoption — Chapter 3: Placement for adoption and adoption orders

If section 36(1)(a) applies, the following persons may remove the child—

a person who has the court’s leave,
a local authority or other person in the exercise of a power conferred by any enactment, other than section 20(8) of the 1989 Act or section 76(5) of the 2014 Act.

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