Adoption legislation
Adoption and Children Act 2002
The act was fully implemented on 30 December 2005.
Regulations and court rules
Regulations and court rules that came into force on 30 December 2005:
- The Adopted Children and Adoption Contact Registers Regulations 2005
- The Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005
- The Adoption and Children Act 2002 (Commencement No. 10 Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005
- The Adoption and Children (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005
- The Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005
- The Adoption Support Agencies (England) and Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005
- The Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005
- The Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005
- The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 9 (England) and Transitional and Savings Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2005
- The Disclosure of Adoption Information (Post-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005
- The Electronic Commerce Directive (Adoption and Children Act 2002) Regulations 2005
- The Family Procedure (Adoption) Rules 2005
- The Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) Regulations 2005
- The Local Authority (Adoption) (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2005
- The Local Authority Adoption Service (England) Regulations 2003
- The Local Authority Adoption Service (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005
- The Restriction on the Preparation of Adoption Reports Regulations 2005
- The Special Guardianship Regulations 2005
- The Suitability of Adopters Regulations 2005
- The Voluntary Adoption Agencies (Amendment) Regulations 2005
- The Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendment) Regulations 2003
Commencement orders for Adoption and Children Act 2002
- Commencement No. 10 (Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2005
- Commencement No. 9 Order 2005
- Commencement No. 8 (Wales) Order 2005
- Commencement No. 7 Order 2004
- Commencement No. 6 Order 2004
- Commencement No. 5 (Wales) Order 2004
- Commencement No. 4 Order 2003
- Commencement No. 3 Order 2003
- Commencement No. 2 Order 2003
- Commencement No. 1 (Wales) Order 2003
Other legislation relevant to the Adoption and Children Act
- Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999 and explanatory note
- Civil Partnership Act 2004 and explanatory note
- Children Act 2004 and explanatory note
Legislation relevant to adoption standards
- Care Standards Act 2000 and explanatory note
- Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
International conventions
- European Convention on the Adoption of Children (ratified by UK 1967)
- United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (ratified by UK 1991)
- Hague Convention on Jurisdiction, Application Law and Recognition of Decrees Relating to Adoptions (ratified by UK 1978, denounced 2003)
- Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (ratified by UK 2003)
- United Nations Declaration on Social and Legal Principles Relating to the Protection and Welfare of Children, with special reference to foster placement and adoption, nationally and internationally (1986)
This page was last updated on 12 April 2006
