Section 40: Other non-agency cases

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

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

In any case where sections 37 to 39 do not apply but—

the people concerned have given notice of intention to adopt, or
the people concerned have applied for leave under section 42(6) and the application has not been disposed of,

the following persons may remove the child.

They are—

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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