Part II Orders With Respect To Children In Family Proceedings
Special guardianship
F114B Special guardianship orders: making
(1)
Before making a special guardianship order, the court must consider whether, if the order were made—
(a)
a contact order should also be made with respect to the child, F2. . .
(b)
any section 8 order in force with respect to the child should be varied or discharged.
F3(c)
where a contact order made with respect to the child is not discharged, any enforcement order relating to that contact order should be revoked, and
(d)
where a contact activity direction has been made as regards contact with the child and is in force, that contact activity direction should be discharged.
(2)
On making a special guardianship order, the court may also—
(a)
give leave for the child to be known by a new surname;
(b)
grant the leave required by section 14C(3)(b), either generally or for specified purposes.