Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007, Section 80 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
(1)The appropriate court may, on the application of a local authority, make a permanence order in respect of a child.
(2)A permanence order is an order consisting of—
(a)the mandatory provision,
(b)such of the ancillary provisions as the court thinks fit, and
(c)if the conditions in section 83 are met, provision granting authority for the child to be adopted.
(3)In making a permanence order in respect of a child, the appropriate court must secure that each parental responsibility and parental right in respect of the child vests in a person.
Commencement Information
I1S. 80 in force at 28.9.2009 by S.S.I. 2009/267, arts. 1(2), 2 (with arts. 3-21) (as amended (7.5.2012) by S.S.I. 2012/99, art. 2)
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