SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2Child arrangements orders: amendments

PART 1Amendments of the Children Act 1989

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1

Section 14B (making of special guardianship orders) is amended as follows.

2

In subsection (1) (matters for court to consider before making special guardianship order)—

a

in paragraph (a) for “contact order” substitute “ child arrangements order containing contact provision ”,

b

in paragraph (c)—

i

for “a contact order” substitute “ provision contained in a child arrangements order ”, and

ii

for “that contact order” substitute “ that provision ”, and

c

for paragraph (d) (whether contact activity direction should be discharged) substitute—

d

where an activity direction has been made—

i

in proceedings for the making, variation or discharge of a child arrangements order with respect to the child, or

ii

in other proceedings that relate to such an order,

that direction should be discharged.

3

After subsection (1) insert—

1A

In subsection (1) “contact provision” means provision which regulates arrangements relating to—

a

with whom a child is to spend time or otherwise have contact, or

b

when a child is to spend time or otherwise have contact with any person;

but in paragraphs (a) and (b) a reference to spending time or otherwise having contact with a person is to doing that otherwise than as a result of living with the person.