Adoption

House of Lords written question – answered at on 29 January 2008.

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Photo of Lord Haworth Lord Haworth Labour

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Further to the Written Statement by Lord Adonis on 6 December 2007 (WS 215), under what powers the Minister acted in reaching the decision to suspend adoptions of Guatemalan children by United Kingdom residents, given that the relevant sections of the Children and Adoption Act 2006 are yet to be implemented.

Photo of Lord Adonis Lord Adonis Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Schools and Learners), Department for Children, Schools and Families, Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Children, Schools and Families) (Schools and Learners)

As with the suspension of adoptions from Cambodia in 2004, the suspension of adoptions from Guatemala has been implemented using prerogative powers.

The Children and Adoption Act 2006 provides in respect of England, Wales and Northern Ireland, for statutory powers for the suspension of adoptions, but the relevant provisions are not fully in force. We expect to publish a timetable for implementation of the relevant provisions shortly.

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