SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 2Child arrangements orders: amendments
PART 1Amendments of the Children Act 1989
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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.