New provisions on the disclosure of information
Adoption and Children Bill
10:10 am
Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley, Labour/Co-operative)
I start with the issue of placement orders, parental consent and consistency with the Children Act 1989. The adoption law review has suggested that wording should be included in the Bill stating that parental consent to adoption should not be dispensed with unless the benefits to the child of being adopted are so significantly better as to justify dispensing with parental consent. If such a provision were included in the Bill, what issues would arise and what would be the likely effect?