PART 3ADOPTIONS UNDER THE CONVENTION

CHAPTER 2REQUIREMENTS, PROCEDURE, RECOGNITION AND EFFECT OF ADOPTIONS IN ENGLAND AND WALES WHERE THE UNITED KINGDOM IS THE STATE OF ORIGIN

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In the case of a proposed application for a Convention adoption order, the report which a local authority must submit to the court in accordance with section 43(a) or 44(5) of the Act must include a copy of the—

a

Article 15 Report;

b

report prepared for the purposes of Article 16(1); and

c

written confirmation of the agreement under Article 17(c) of the Convention.