Adoption and Children Act 2002, Section 4B 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)Except in circumstances prescribed by regulations, a local authority in England must provide the information specified in subsection (2) to—
(a)any person who has contacted the authority to request information about adopting a child,
(b)any person who has informed the authority that he or she wishes to adopt a child,
(c)any person within the authority's area who the authority are aware is a parent of an adopted child, and
(d)any person within the authority's area who is a parent of an adopted child and has contacted the authority to request any of the information specified in subsection (2).
(2)The information is—
(a)information about the adoption support services available to people in the authority's area;
(b)information about the right to request an assessment under section 4 (assessments etc for adoption support services), and the authority's duties under that section and regulations made under it;
(c)information about the authority's duties under section 4A (adoption support services: personal budgets) and regulations made under it;
(d)any other information prescribed by regulations.]
Textual Amendments
F1S. 4B inserted (25.7.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), ss. 6, 139(6); S.I. 2014/889, art. 6(c)
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