Z (Adoption: Scottish Child Placed in England: Convention Compliance), Re
Adoption is required for Z's welfare as her biological parents are strangers to her, and only adoption can provide the permanence and normality she needs. The Scottish process was Convention compliant and parental consent is lawfully dispensed with.
- Parties
- Applicant: The Applicant; 1st Respondent: The mother; 2nd Respondent: The father; 3rd Respondent: The child (by her Children’s Guardian); Intervenor: The Lord Advocate
- Jurisdiction
- England and Wales
- Judgment Date
- 30 August 2012
- Procedural Posture
- Adoption / Final Judgment
- Outcome
- Application granted
- Legal Topics
- Adoption, Child Placement, Convention Compliance, Parental Consent, Children's Hearing, Welfare of the Child
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Parties
The Applicant
Applicant
The mother
1st Respondent
The father
2nd Respondent
The child (by her Children’s Guardian)
3rd Respondent
The Lord Advocate
Intervenor
Procedural Posture
Adoption / Final Judgment
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether the Scottish legal process for placing a child for adoption in England was Convention compliant
- 2 Whether parental consent can be dispensed with under s52(1)(b) ACA 2002
- 3 Whether the welfare of the child requires adoption
Ratio Decidendi
Adoption is required for Z's welfare as her biological parents are strangers to her, and only adoption can provide the permanence and normality she needs. The Scottish process was Convention compliant and parental consent is lawfully dispensed with.
Court Disposition
Application granted
Orders
- Z’s name is entered on the Adopted Children Register
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