PART 3ADOPTIONS UNDER THE CONVENTION
CHAPTER 1REQUIREMENTS, PROCEDURE, RECOGNITION AND EFFECT OF ADOPTIONS WHERE THE UNITED KINGDOM IS THE RECEIVING STATE
Refusal of a court in England or Wales to make a Convention adoption order
33. Where an application for a Convention adoption order is refused by the court or is withdrawn, the prospective adopter must return the child to the relevant local authority within the period determined by the court.