Clause 13 — Local authority adoption functions: joint arrangements

Part of Bills Presented — Armed Forces – in the House of Commons at 5:00 pm on 16 September 2015.

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Photo of Richard Burden Richard Burden Shadow Minister (Transport) 5:00, 16 September 2015

My hon. Friend mentioned special guardianship orders. I have written to the Minister about the case of Tracy Phillips in my constituency as that highlights the ambiguity in the way that SGOs are treated, affecting things such as child maintenance and so on, and how they fit into the child maintenance system. Could the report cover that, or is there some other way for the Minister and Government to tackle some of the ambiguities between SGOs and other adoption arrangements?