Children Act 1989

14 (1) After section 28(2) there shall be inserted—

“(2A) The reference in subsections (1) and (2) to any enactment does not include a reference to section 20(8) of the Children Act 1989”.

(2) For subsection (3) of that section there shall be substituted—

“(3) In any case where subsection (1) or (2) applies and—

(a) the child was being looked after by a local authority before he began to have his home with the applicant or, as the case may be, the prospective adopter, and

(b) the child is still being looked after by a local authority,

the authority which are looking after the child shall not remove him from the home of the applicant or the prospective adopter except in accordance with section 30 or 31 or with the leave of a court.”

(3) In subsection (5) of that section—

(a) for the word “receives” there shall be substituted “receive”; and

(b) for the words “in the care of another local authority or of a voluntary organisation” there shall be substituted “looked after by another local authority”.