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282 Court Reports in Adoption/Special Guardianship Guidance
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289 <h3>
289 AMENDMENT
289 </h3>
290 <p>
290 In April 2020, this chapter was updated to note the Family Justice Council: Interim Guidance on
Special Guardianship (Family Justice Council, May 2019). See
290 <a href="#special_guard">
290 Section 3, Special Guardianship - Matters to be Dealt with in Report for the Court
290 </a>
290 and final sections 11 and 12.
290 </p>
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295 Contents
295 </h3>
296 <ol>
297 <li>
297 <a href="#adopt_apps">
297 Adoption Applications - Annex A Report - Matters to be Dealt with in Reports for the Court
297 </a>
297 </li>
298 <li>
298 <a href="#place_order">
298 Placement Order Applications
298 </a>
298 </li>
299 <li>
299 <a href="#special_guard">
299 Special Guardianship - Matters to be Dealt with in Report for the Court
299 </a>
299 </li>
300 </ol>
301 <h3 id="adopt_apps">
301 1. Adoption Applications - Annex A Report - Matters to be Dealt with in Reports for the Court
301 </h3>
302 <table class="borderless" title="adoption applications contents list">
304 <tr>
305 <td>
305 <p>
305 Section A:
305 <a href="#section_1a" title="The Report and Matters for the Proceedings">
305 The Report and Matters for the Proceedings
305 </a>
305 </p>
305 </td>
306 </tr>
307 <tr>
308 <td>
308 <p>
308 Section B:
308 <a href="#section_1b" title="The Child and the Birth Family">
308 The Child and the Birth Family
308 </a>
308 </p>
308 </td>
309 </tr>
310 <tr>
311 <td>
311 <p>
311 Section C:
311 <a href="#section_1c">
311 The Prospective Adopter of the Child
311 </a>
311 </p>
311 </td>
312 </tr>
313 <tr>
314 <td>
314 <p>
314 Section D:
314 <a href="#section_1d">
314 The Placement
314 </a>
314 </p>
314 </td>
315 </tr>
316 <tr>
317 <td>
317 <p>
317 Section E:
317 <a href="#section_1e">
317 Recommendations
317 </a>
317 </p>
317 </td>
318 </tr>
320 </table>
321 <h4 id="section_1a">
321 Section A: The Report and Matters for the Proceedings
322 </h4>
323 <h5>
323 Part 1 - The Report
324 </h5>
325 <p>
325 For each of the principal author/s of the report:
325 </p>
326 <ol>
327 <li style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
327 Name;
327 </li>
328 <li style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
328 Role in relation to this case;
328 </li>
329 <li style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
329 Sections completed in this report;
329 </li>
330 <li style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
330 Qualifications and experience;
330 </li>
331 <li style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
331 Name and address of the adoption agency; and
331 </li>
332 <li style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
332 Adoption agency case reference number.
332 </li>
333 </ol>
334 <h5>
334 Part 2 - Matters for the Proceedings
335 </h5>
336 <ol>
337 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
337 Whether the adoption agency considers that any other person should be made a respondent or a
party to the proceedings, including the child;
337 </li>
338 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
338 Whether any of the respondents is under the age of 18;
338 </li>
339 <li style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
339 Whether a respondent is a person who, by reason of mental disorder within the meaning of the
Mental Health Act 1983, is incapable of managing and administering his or her property and
affairs. If so, medical evidence should be provided with particular regard to the effect on that
person's ability to make decisions in the proceedings.
339 </li>
340 </ol>
341 <h4 id="section_1b">
341 <br>
342 Section B: The Child and the Birth Family
343 </h4>
344 <h5>
344 Part 1
345 </h5>
346 <p>
346 <span class="bold">
346 i. Information about the Child
346 </span>
346 </p>
347 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
348 <li>
348 Name, sex, date and place of birth and address including local authority area;
348 </li>
349 <li>
349 Photograph and physical description;
349 </li>
350 <li>
350 Nationality;
350 </li>
351 <li>
351 Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background;
351 </li>
352 <li>
352 Religious persuasion (including details of baptism, confirmation or equivalent ceremonies);
352 </li>
353 <li>
353 Details of any siblings, half-siblings and step-siblings, including dates of birth;
353 </li>
354 <li>
354 Whether the child is looked after by a local authority;
354 </li>
355 <li>
355 Whether the child has been placed for adoption with the prospective adopter by a UK adoption
agency;
355 </li>
356 <li>
356 Whether the child was being fostered by the prospective adopter;
356 </li>
357 <li>
357 Whether the child was brought into the UK for adoption, including date of entry and whether an
adoption order was made in the child's country of origin;
357 </li>
358 <li>
358 Personality and social development, including emotional and behavioural development and any
related needs;
358 </li>
359 <li>
359 Details of interests, likes and dislikes;
359 </li>
360 <li>
360 A summary, written by the agency's medical adviser, of the child's health history, his current
state of health and any need for health care which is anticipated, and date of the most recent
medical examination;
360 </li>
361 <li>
361 Any known learning difficulties or known general medical or mental health factors which are
likely to have, or may have, genetic implications.
361 </li>
362 <li>
362 Names, addresses and types of nurseries or schools attended, with dates;
362 </li>
363 <li>
363 Educational attainments;
363 </li>
364 <li>
364 Any special needs in relation to the child (whether physical, learning, behavioural or any
other) and his emotional and behavioural development;
364 </li>
365 <li>
365 Whether the child is subject to a statement under the Education Act 1996;
365 </li>
366 <li>
366 Previous orders concerning the child:
367 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
368 <li>
368 The name of the court;
368 </li>
369 <li>
369 The order made; and
369 </li>
370 <li>
370 The date of the order.
370 </li>
371 </ol>
372 </li>
373 <li>
373 Inheritance rights and any claim to damages under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 the child stands
to retain or lose if adopted;
373 </li>
374 <li>
374 Any other relevant information which might assist the court.
374 </li>
375 </ol>
376 <p>
376 <span class="bold">
376 ii. Information about each Parent of the Child
376 </span>
376 </p>
377 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
378 <li>
378 Name, date and place of birth and address (date on which last address was confirmed current)
including local authority area;
378 </li>
379 <li>
379 Photograph, if available, and physical description;
379 </li>
380 <li>
380 Nationality;
380 </li>
381 <li>
381 Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background;
381 </li>
382 <li>
382 Whether the mother and father were married to each other at the time of the child's birth or
have subsequently married;
382 </li>
383 <li>
383 Where the parent has been previously married or entered into a civil partnership, dates of those
marriages or civil partnerships;
383 </li>
384 <li>
384 Where the mother and father are not married, whether the father has parental responsibility and,
if so, how it was acquired;
384 </li>
385 <li>
385 If the identity or whereabouts of the father are not known, the information about him that has
been ascertained and from whom, and the steps that have been taken to establish paternity;
385 </li>
386 <li>
386 Past and present relationship with the other parent;
386 </li>
387 <li>
387 Other information about the parent, where available:
388 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
389 <li>
389 Health, including any known learning difficulties or known general medical or mental health
factors which are likely to have, or may have, genetic implications;
389 </li>
390 <li>
390 Religious persuasion;
390 </li>
391 <li>
391 Educational history;
391 </li>
392 <li>
392 Employment history; and
392 </li>
393 <li>
393 Personality and interests.
393 </li>
394 </ol>
395 </li>
396 <li>
396 Any other relevant information which might assist the court.
396 </li>
397 </ol>
399 <h5>
399 Part 2: Relationships, Contact Arrangements and Views
400 </h5>
401 <p>
401 <span class="bold">
401 The Child
401 </span>
401 </p>
402 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
403 <li>
403 If the child is in the care of a local authority or voluntary organisation, or has been, details
(including dates) of any placements with foster parents, or other arrangements in respect of the
care of the child, including particulars of the persons with whom the child has had his home and
observations on the care provided;
403 </li>
404 <li>
404 The child's wishes and feelings (if appropriate, having regard to the child's age and
understanding) about adoption, the application and its consequences, including any wishes in
respect of religious and cultural upbringing;
404 </li>
405 <li>
405 The child's wishes and feelings in relation to contact (if appropriate, having regard to the
child's age and understanding);
405 </li>
406 <li>
406 The child's wishes and feelings recorded in any other proceedings;
406 </li>
407 <li>
407 Date when the child's views were last ascertained.
407 </li>
408 </ol>
409 <p>
409 <span class="bold">
409 <br>
410 The Child's Parents (or Guardian) and Relatives
410 </span>
410 </p>
411 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
412 <li>
412 The parents' wishes and feelings before the placement, about the placement and about adoption,
the application and its consequences, including any wishes in respect of the child's religious
and cultural upbringing;
412 </li>
413 <li>
413 Each parent's (or guardian's) wishes and feelings in relation to contact;
413 </li>
414 <li>
414 Date/s when the views of each parent or guardian were last ascertained;
414 </li>
415 <li>
415 Arrangements concerning any siblings, including half-siblings and step-siblings, and whether any
are the subject of a parallel application or have been the subject of any orders. If so, for
each case give:
416 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
417 <li>
417 The name of the court;
417 </li>
418 <li>
418 The order made, or (if proceedings are pending) the order applied for; and
418 </li>
419 <li>
419 The date of order, or date of next hearing if proceedings are pending.
419 </li>
420 </ol>
421 </li>
422 <li>
422 Extent of contact with the child's mother and father and, in each case, the nature of the
relationship enjoyed.
422 </li>
423 <li>
423 The relationship which the child has with relatives, and with any other person considered
relevant, including:
424 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
425 <li>
425 The likelihood of any such relationship continuing and the value to the child of its doing
so; and
425 </li>
426 <li>
426 The ability and willingness of any of the child's relatives, or of any such person, to
provide the child with a secure environment in which the child can develop, and otherwise to
meet the child's needs.
426 </li>
427 </ol>
428 </li>
429 <li>
429 The wishes and feelings of any of the child's relatives, or of any such person, regarding the
child;
429 </li>
430 <li>
430 Whether the parents (or members of the child's family) have met or are likely to meet the
prospective adopter and, if they have met, the effect on all involved of such meeting;
430 </li>
431 <li>
431 Dates when the views of members of the child's wider family and any other relevant person were
last ascertained.
431 </li>
432 </ol>
433 <h4>
433 <br>
434 Part 3: A summary of the actions of the adoption agency
435 </h4>
436 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
437 <li>
437 Brief account of the agency's actions in the case, with particulars and dates of all written
information and notices given to the child and his parents and any person with parental
responsibility;
437 </li>
438 <li>
438 If consent has been given for the child to be placed for adoption, and also consent for the
child to be adopted, the names of those who gave consent and the date such consents were given.
If such consents were subsequently withdrawn, the dates of these withdrawals;
438 </li>
439 <li>
439 If any statement has been made under section 20(4)(a) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (the
"2002 Act") that a parent or guardian does not wish to be informed of any application
for an adoption order, the names of those who have made such statements and the dates the
statements were made. If such statements were subsequently withdrawn, the dates of these
withdrawals;
439 </li>
440 <li>
440 Whether an order has been made under section 21 of the 2002 Act, section 18 of the Adoption
(Scotland) Act 1978 or Article 17(1) or 18(1) of the Northern Ireland Order 1987;
440 </li>
441 <li>
441 Details of the support and advice given to the parents and any services offered or taken up;
441 </li>
442 <li>
442 If the father does not have parental responsibility, details of the steps taken to inform him of
the application for an adoption order;
442 </li>
443 <li>
443 Brief details and dates of assessments of the child's needs, including expert opinions;
443 </li>
444 <li>
444 Reasons for considering that adoption would be in the child's best interests (with date of
relevant decision and reasons for any delay in implementing the decision).
444 </li>
445 </ol>
446 <h4 id="section_1c">
446 <br>
447 Section C: The Prospective Adopter of the Child
448 </h4>
449 <h5>
449 Part 1: Information about the Prospective Adopter, including suitability to adopt
450 </h5>
451 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
452 <li>
452 Name, date and place of birth and address (date on which last address was confirmed current)
including local authority area;
452 </li>
453 <li>
453 Photograph and physical description;
453 </li>
454 <li>
454 Whether the prospective adopter is domiciled or habitually resident in a part of the British
Islands and, if habitually resident, for how long they have been habitually resident;
454 </li>
455 <li>
455 Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background;
455 </li>
456 <li>
456 Marital status or civil partnership status, date and place of most recent marriage (if any) or
civil partnership (if any);
456 </li>
457 <li>
457 Details of any previous marriage, civil partnership, or relationship where the prospective
adopter lived with another person as a partner in an enduring family relationship;
457 </li>
458 <li>
458 Relationship (if any) to the child;
458 </li>
459 <li>
459 Where adopters wish to adopt as a couple, the status of the relationship and an assessment of
the stability and permanence of their relationship;
459 </li>
460 <li>
460 If a married person or a civil partner is applying alone, the reasons for this;
460 </li>
461 <li>
461 Description of how the prospective adopter relates to adults and children;
461 </li>
462 <li>
462 Previous experience of caring for children (including as a step-parent, foster parent,
child-minder or prospective adopter) and assessment of ability in this respect, together where
appropriate with assessment of ability in bringing up the prospective adopter's own children;
462 </li>
463 <li>
463 A summary, written by the agency's medical adviser, of the prospective adopter's health history,
current state of health and any need for health care which is anticipated, and date of most
recent medical examination;
463 </li>
464 <li>
464 Assessment of ability and suitability to bring up the child throughout his childhood;
464 </li>
465 <li>
465 Details of income and comments on the living standards of the household with particulars of the
home and living conditions (and particulars of any home where the prospective adopter proposes
to live with the child, if different);
465 </li>
466 <li>
466 Details of other members of the household, including any children of the prospective adopter
even if not resident in the household;
466 </li>
467 <li>
467 Details of the parents and any siblings of the prospective adopter, with their ages or ages at
death;
467 </li>
468 <li>
468 Other information about the prospective adopter:
469 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
470 <li>
470 Religious persuasion;
470 </li>
471 <li>
471 Educational history;
471 </li>
472 <li>
472 Employment history; and
472 </li>
473 <li>
473 Personality and interests.
473 </li>
474 </ol>
475 </li>
476 <li>
476 Confirmation that the applicants have not been convicted of, or cautioned for, a specified
offence within the meaning of regulation 23(3) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005 (S.I.
2005/389);
476 </li>
477 <li>
477 Confirmation that the prospective adopter is still approved;
477 </li>
478 <li>
478 Confirmation that any referees have been interviewed, with a report of their views and opinion
of the weight to be placed therein and whether they are still valid;
478 </li>
479 <li>
479 Details of any previous family court proceedings in which the prospective adopter has been
involved (which have not been referred to elsewhere in this report.)
479 </li>
480 </ol>
481 <h5>
481 <br>
482 Part 2: Wishes, Views and Contact Arrangements
482 </h5>
483 <p>
483 <span class="bold">
483 Prospective Adopter
483 </span>
483 </p>
484 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
485 <li>
485 Whether the prospective adopter is willing to follow any wishes of the child or his parents or
guardian in respect of the child's religious and cultural upbringing;
485 </li>
486 <li>
486 The views of other members of the prospective adopter's household and wider family in relation
to the proposed adoption;
486 </li>
487 <li>
487 Reasons for the prospective adopter wishing to adopt the child and extent of understanding of
the nature and effect of adoption. Whether the prospective adopter has discussed adoption with
the child;
487 </li>
488 <li>
488 Any hope and expectations the prospective adopter has for the child's future;
488 </li>
489 <li>
489 The prospective adopter's wishes and feelings in relation to contact.
489 </li>
490 </ol>
491 <h5>
491 <br>
492 Part 3: Actions of the adoption agency
493 </h5>
494 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
495 <li>
495 Brief account of the Agency's actions in the case, with particulars and dates of all written
information and notices given to the prospective adopter;
495 </li>
496 <li>
496 The Agency's proposals for contact, including options for facilitating or achieving any indirect
contact or direct contact;
496 </li>
497 <li>
497 The Agency's opinion on the likely effect on the prospective adopter and on the security of the
placement of any proposed contact;
497 </li>
498 <li>
498 Where the prospective adopter has been approved by an agency as suitable to be an adoptive
parent, the agency's reasons for considering that the prospective adopter is suitable to be an
adoptive parent for this child (with dates of relevant decisions).
498 </li>
499 </ol>
500 <h4 id="section_1d">
500 Section D: The Placement
501 </h4>
502 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
503 <li>
503 Where the child was placed for adoption by an adoption agency (section 18 of the 2002 Act), the
date and circumstances of the child's placement with prospective adopter;
503 </li>
504 <li>
504 Where the child is living with persons who have applied for the adoption order to be made
(section 44 of the 2002 Act), the date when notice of intention to adopt was given;
504 </li>
505 <li>
505 Where the placement is being provided with adoption support, this should be summarised and
should include the plan and timescales for continuing the support beyond the making of the
adoption order;
505 </li>
506 <li>
506 Where the placement is not being provided with adoption support, the reasons why;
506 </li>
507 <li>
507 A summary of the information obtained from the Agency's visits and reviews of the placement,
including whether the child has been seen separately to the prospective adopter and whether
there has been sufficient opportunity to see the family group and the child's interaction in the
home environment;
507 </li>
508 <li>
508 An assessment of the child's integration within the family of the prospective adopter and the
likelihood of the child's full integration into the family and community;
508 </li>
509 <li>
509 Any other relevant information that might assist the court.
509 </li>
510 </ol>
511 <h4 id="section_1e">
511 Section E: Recommendations
512 </h4>
513 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
514 <li>
514 The relative merits of adoption and other orders with an assessment of whether the child's long
term interests would be best met by an adoption order or by other orders (such as Child
Arrangements Orders and special guardianship orders);
514 </li>
515 <li>
515 Recommendations as to whether or not the order sought should be made (and, if not, alternative
proposals);
515 </li>
516 <li>
516 Recommendations as to whether there should be future contact arrangements (or not).
516 </li>
517 </ol>
518 <h3 id="place_order">
518 2. Placement Order Applications
518 </h3>
519 <table class="borderless" title="placement order applications contents list">
521 <tr>
522 <td>
522 <p>
522 Section A:
522 <a href="#section_2a" title="The Report and Matters for the Proceedings - Section 2">
522 The Report and Matters for the Proceedings
522 </a>
522 </p>
522 </td>
523 </tr>
524 <tr>
525 <td>
525 <p>
525 Section B:
525 <a href="#section_2b" title="The Child and the Birth Family - Section 2">
525 The Child and the Birth Family
525 </a>
525 </p>
525 </td>
526 </tr>
527 <tr>
528 <td>
528 <p>
528 Section C:
528 <a href="#section_2c">
528 Recommendations
528 </a>
528 </p>
528 </td>
529 </tr>
531 </table>
532 <h4 id="section_2a">
532 Section A: The Report and Matters for the Proceedings
533 </h4>
534 <h5>
534 Part 1: The Report
535 </h5>
536 <p>
536 For each of the principal author/s of the report:
536 </p>
537 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
538 <li>
538 Name;
538 </li>
539 <li>
539 Role in relation to this case;
539 </li>
540 <li>
540 Section completed in this report;
540 </li>
541 <li>
541 Qualifications and experience;
541 </li>
542 <li>
542 Name and address of the adoption agency; and
542 </li>
543 <li>
543 Adoption agency case reference number.
543 </li>
544 </ol>
545 <h4>
545 Part 2: Matters for the Proceedings
546 </h4>
547 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
548 <li>
548 Whether the adoption agency considers that any other person should be made a respondent or a
party to the proceedings;
548 </li>
549 <li>
549 Whether any of the respondents is under the age of 18;
549 </li>
550 <li>
550 Whether a respondent is a person who, by reason of mental disorder within the meaning of the
Mental Health Act 1983, is incapable of managing and administering his or her property and
affairs. If so, medical evidence should be provided with particular regard to the effect on that
person's ability to make decisions in the proceedings.
550 </li>
551 </ol>
552 <h4 id="section_2b">
552 <br>
553 Section B: The Child and the Birth Family
554 </h4>
555 <h5>
555 Part 1
556 </h5>
557 <p>
557 <span class="bold">
557 i. Information about the Child
557 </span>
557 </p>
558 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
559 <li>
559 Name, sex, date and place of birth and address including local authority area;
559 </li>
560 <li>
560 Photograph and physical description;
560 </li>
561 <li>
561 Nationality;
561 </li>
562 <li>
562 Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background;
562 </li>
563 <li>
563 Religious persuasion (including details of baptism, confirmation or equivalent ceremonies);
563 </li>
564 <li>
564 Details of any siblings, half-siblings and step-siblings, including dates of birth;
564 </li>
565 <li>
565 Whether the child is looked after by a local authority;
565 </li>
566 <li>
566 Personality and social development, including emotional and behavioural development and any
related needs;
566 </li>
567 <li>
567 Details of interests, likes and dislikes;
567 </li>
568 <li>
568 A summary, written by the agency's medical adviser, of the child's health history, his current
state of health and any need for health care which is anticipated, and date of the most recent
medical examination;
568 </li>
569 <li>
569 Any known learning difficulties or known general medical or mental health factors which are
likely to have, or may have, genetic implications;
569 </li>
570 <li>
570 Names, addresses and types of nurseries or schools attended, with dates;
570 </li>
571 <li>
571 Educational attainments;
571 </li>
572 <li>
572 Any special needs in relation to the child (whether physical, learning, behavioural or any
other) and his emotional and behavioural development;
572 </li>
573 <li>
573 Whether the child is subject to a statement under the Education Act 1996;
573 </li>
574 <li>
574 Previous orders concerning the child:
575 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
576 <li>
576 The name of the court;
576 </li>
577 <li>
577 The order made; and
577 </li>
578 <li>
578 The date of the order.
578 </li>
579 </ol>
580 </li>
581 <li>
581 Inheritance rights and any claim to damages under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976 the child stands
to retain or lose if adopted;
581 </li>
582 <li>
582 Any other relevant information which might assist the court;
582 </li>
583 </ol>
584 <p>
584 <span class="bold">
584 <br>
585 ii. Information about each Parent of the Child
585 </span>
585 </p>
586 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
587 <li>
587 Name, date and place of birth and address (date on which last address was confirmed current)
including local authority area;
587 </li>
588 <li>
588 Photograph, if available, and physical description;
588 </li>
589 <li>
589 Nationality;
589 </li>
590 <li>
590 Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background.
590 </li>
591 <li>
591 Whether the mother and father were married to each other at the time of the child's birth, or
have subsequently married;
591 </li>
592 <li>
592 Where the parent has been previously married or entered into a civil partnership, dates of those
marriages or civil partnerships;
592 </li>
593 <li>
593 Where the mother and father are not married, whether the father has parental responsibility and,
if so, how it was acquired;
593 </li>
594 <li>
594 If the identity or whereabouts of the father are not known, the information about him that has
been ascertained and from whom, and the steps that have been taken to establish paternity;
594 </li>
595 <li>
595 Past and present relationship with the other parent;
595 </li>
596 <li>
596 Other information about the parent, where available:
597 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
598 <li>
598 Health, including any known learning difficulties or known general medical or mental health
factors which are likely to have, or may have, genetic implications;
598 </li>
599 <li>
599 Religious persuasion;
599 </li>
600 <li>
600 Educational history;
600 </li>
601 <li>
601 Employment history; and
601 </li>
602 <li>
602 Personality and interests.
602 </li>
603 </ol>
604 </li>
605 <li>
605 Any other relevant information which might assist the court.
605 </li>
606 </ol>
607 <h4>
607 <br>
608 Part 2: Relationships, contact arrangements and views
609 </h4>
610 <p>
610 <span class="bold">
610 The Child
610 </span>
610 </p>
611 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
612 <li>
612 If the child is in the care of a local authority or voluntary organisation, or has been, details
(including dates) of any placements with foster parents, or other arrangements in respect of the
care of the child, including particulars of the persons with whom the child has had his home and
observations on the care provided;
612 </li>
613 <li>
613 The child's wishes and feelings (if appropriate, having regard to the child's age and
understanding) about the application, its consequences, and adoption, including any wishes in
respect of religious and cultural upbringing;
613 </li>
614 <li>
614 The child's wishes and feelings in relation to contact (if appropriate, having regard to the
child's age and understanding);
614 </li>
615 <li>
615 The child's wishes and feelings recorded in any other proceedings;
615 </li>
616 <li>
616 Date when the child's views were last ascertained.
616 </li>
617 </ol>
618 <p>
618 <span class="bold">
618 <br>
619 The Child's Parents (or guardian) and relatives
619 </span>
619 </p>
620 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
621 <li>
621 The parents' wishes and feelings about the application, its consequences, and adoption,
including any wishes in respect of the child's religious and cultural upbringing;
621 </li>
622 <li>
622 Each parent's (or guardian's) wishes and feelings in relation to contact;
622 </li>
623 <li>
623 Date/s when the views of each parent or guardian were last ascertained;
623 </li>
624 <li>
624 Arrangements concerning any siblings, including half-siblings and step-siblings, and whether any
are the subject of a parallel application or have been the subject of any orders. If so, for
each case give:
625 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
626 <li>
626 The name of the court;
626 </li>
627 <li>
627 The order made, or (if proceedings are pending) the order applied for; and
627 </li>
628 <li>
628 The date of order, or date of next hearing if proceedings are pending.
628 </li>
629 </ol>
630 </li>
631 <li>
631 Extent of contact with the child's mother and father and in each case the nature of the
relationship enjoyed;
631 </li>
632 <li>
632 The relationship which the child has with relatives, and with any other person considered
relevant, including:
633 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
634 <li>
634 The likelihood of any such relationship continuing and the value to the child of its doing
so; and
634 </li>
635 <li>
635 The ability and willingness of any of the child's relatives, or of any such person, to
provide the child with a secure environment in which the child can develop, and otherwise to
meet the child's needs.
635 </li>
636 </ol>
637 </li>
638 <li>
638 The wishes and feelings of any of the child's relatives, or of any such person, regarding the
child;
638 </li>
639 <li>
639 Whether the parents (or members of the child's family) have met or are likely to meet the
prospective adopter and, if they have met, the effect on all involved of such meeting;
639 </li>
640 <li>
640 Dates when the views of members of the child's wider family and any other relevant person were
last ascertained.
640 </li>
641 </ol>
642 <h5>
642 <br>
643 Part 3: Summary of the actions of the adoption agency
644 </h5>
645 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
646 <li>
646 Brief account of the Agency's actions in the case, with particulars and dates of all written
information and notices given to the child and his parents and any person with parental
responsibility;
646 </li>
647 <li>
647 If consent has been given for the child to be placed for adoption, and also consent for the
child to be adopted, the names of those who gave consent and the date such consents were given.
If such consents were subsequently withdrawn, the dates of these withdrawals;
647 </li>
648 <li>
648 If any statement has been made under section 20(4)(a) of the 2002 Act that a parent or guardian
does not wish to be informed of any application for an adoption order, the names of those who
have made such statements and the dates the statements were made. If such statements were
subsequently withdrawn, the dates of these withdrawals;
648 </li>
649 <li>
649 Details of the support and advice given to the parents and any services offered or taken up;
649 </li>
650 <li>
650 If the father does not have parental responsibility, details of the steps taken to inform him of
the application for a placement order;
650 </li>
651 <li>
651 Brief details and dates of assessments of the child's needs, including expert opinions;
651 </li>
652 <li>
652 Reasons for considering that adoption would be in the child's best interests (with date of
relevant decision and reasons for any delay in implementing the decision).
652 </li>
653 </ol>
654 <h4 id="section_2c">
654 <br>
655 Section C: Recommendations
656 </h4>
657 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
658 <li>
658 The relative merits of a placement order and other orders (such as a Child Arrangements Order or
special guardianship order) with an assessment of why the child's long term interests are likely
to be best met by a placement order rather than by any other order;
658 </li>
659 <li>
659 Recommendations as to whether there should be future contact arrangements (or not), including
whether a contact order under section 26 of the 2002 Act should be made.
659 </li>
660 </ol>
661 <h3 id="special_guard">
661 3. Special Guardianship - Matters to be Dealt with in Report for the Court
661 </h3>
662 <p>
662 <span class="bold">
662 Note
662 </span>
662 : see also Guidance regarding the process of assessment in '
662 <a
href="https://www.judiciary.uk/announcements/family-justice-council-interim-guidance-on-special-gu
ardianship/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
662 Timetabling and Timescales for Full Family and Friends Assessment
662 </a>
662 ' (Interim Guidance on Special Guardianship (Family Justice Council, May 2019)).
662 </p>
663 <h4>
663 1. In respect of the child:
664 </h4>
665 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
666 <li>
666 Name, sex, date and place of birth and address including local authority area;
666 </li>
667 <li>
667 A photograph and physical description;
667 </li>
668 <li>
668 Nationality (and immigration status where appropriate);
668 </li>
669 <li>
669 Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background;
669 </li>
670 <li>
670 Religious persuasion (including details of baptism, confirmation or equivalent ceremonies);
670 </li>
671 <li>
671 Details of any siblings including their dates of birth;
671 </li>
672 <li>
672 The extent of the child's contact with his relatives and any other person the local authority
consider relevant:
673 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
674 <li>
674 Any harm the child has suffered;
674 </li>
675 <li>
675 Any risk of future harm to the child posed by the child's parents, relatives or any other
person the local authority consider relevant.
675 </li>
676 </ol>
677 </li>
678 <li>
678 Whether the child is or has been looked after or is or has been provided with accommodation by a
voluntary organisation and details (including dates) of placements by the authority or
organisation;
678 </li>
679 <li>
679 Whether the prospective Special Guardian is a local authority foster parent of the child;
679 </li>
680 <li>
680 A description of the child's personality, his social development and his emotional and
behavioural development and any related current or likely future needs;
680 </li>
681 <li>
681 Details of the child's interests, likes and dislikes;
681 </li>
682 <li>
682 A health history and a description of the state of the child's health which shall include any
treatment the child is receiving;
682 </li>
683 <li>
683 Names, addresses and types of nurseries or schools attended with dates;
683 </li>
684 <li>
684 The child's educational attainments;
684 </li>
685 <li>
685 Whether the child is subject to a statement of special educational needs; and
685 </li>
686 <li>
686 Details of any order made by a court with respect to the child under the Act including -
687 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
688 <li>
688 The name of the court;
688 </li>
689 <li>
689 The order made; and
689 </li>
690 <li>
690 The date on which the order was made.
690 </li>
691 </ol>
692 </li>
693 </ol>
695 <h4>
695 2. In respect of the child's family:
695 </h4>
696 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
697 <li>
697 Name, date and place of birth and address (and the date on which their last address was
confirmed) including local authority area of each parent of the child and his siblings under the
age of 18;
697 </li>
698 <li>
698 A photograph, if available, and physical description of each parent;
698 </li>
699 <li>
699 Nationality (and immigration status where appropriate) of each parent;
699 </li>
700 <li>
700 Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background of each parent;
700 </li>
701 <li>
701 Whether the child's parents were married to each other at the time of the child's birth or have
subsequently married and whether they are divorced or separated;
701 </li>
702 <li>
702 Where the child's parents have been previously married or formed a civil partnership, the date
of the marriage or civil partnership;
702 </li>
703 <li>
703 Where the child's parents are not married, whether the father has Parental Responsibility and,
if so, how it was acquired;
703 </li>
704 <li>
704 If the identity or whereabouts of the father are not known, the information about him that has
been ascertained and from whom, and the steps that have been taken to establish paternity;
704 </li>
705 <li>
705 The past and present relationship of the child's parents;
705 </li>
706 <li>
706 Where available, the following information in respect of each parent -
707 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
708 <li>
708 Health history, including details of any serious physical or mental illness, any hereditary
disease or disorder or disability;
708 </li>
709 <li>
709 Religious persuasion;
709 </li>
710 <li>
710 Educational history;
710 </li>
711 <li>
711 Employment history;
711 </li>
712 <li>
712 Personality and interests;
712 </li>
713 </ol>
714 </li>
715 <li>
715 In respect of the child's siblings under the age of 18-(i) The person with whom the sibling is
living;(ii) Whether the sibling is looked after by a local authority or provided with
accommodation by a voluntary organisation; and(iii) Details of any court order made with respect
to the sibling under the Act, including the name of the court, the order made and the date on
which the order was made.
715 </li>
716 </ol>
717 <h4>
717 3. In respect of the wishes and feelings of the child and others:
718 </h4>
719 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
720 <li>
720 An assessment of the child's wishes and feelings (considered in light of his age and
understanding) regarding-
721 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
722 <li>
722 Special Guardianship;
722 </li>
723 <li>
723 His religious and cultural upbringing; and
723 </li>
724 <li>
724 Contact with his relatives and any other person the local authority consider relevant, and
the date on which the child's wishes and feelings were last ascertained.
724 </li>
725 </ol>
726 </li>
727 <li>
727 The wishes and feelings of each parent regarding-
728 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
729 <li>
729 Special Guardianship;
729 </li>
730 <li>
730 The child's religious and cultural upbringing; and
730 </li>
731 <li>
731 contact with the child, and the date on which the wishes and feelings of each parent were
last ascertained; and
731 </li>
732 </ol>
733 </li>
734 <li>
734 The wishes and feelings of any of the child's relatives, or any other person the local authority
consider relevant regarding the child and the dates on which those wishes and feelings were last
ascertained.
734 </li>
735 </ol>
736 <h4>
736 4. In respect of the prospective Special Guardian or, where two or more persons are jointly
prospective Special Guardians, each of them:
737 </h4>
738 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
739 <li>
739 Name, date and place of birth and address including local authority area;
739 </li>
740 <li>
740 A photograph and physical description;
740 </li>
741 <li>
741 Nationality (and immigration status where appropriate);
741 </li>
742 <li>
742 Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background;
742 </li>
743 <li>
743 If the prospective Special Guardian is-(i) Married, the date and place of marriage;(ii) Has
formed a civil partnership, the date and place of registration of the civil partnership; or(iii)
Has a partner, details of that relationship;
743 </li>
744 <li>
744 Details of any previous marriage, civil partnership, or relationship,
744 </li>
745 <li>
745 Where the prospective Special Guardians wish to apply jointly, the nature of their relationship
and an assessment of the stability of that relationship;
745 </li>
746 <li>
746 If the prospective Special Guardian is a member of a couple and is applying alone for a Special
Guardianship Order, the reasons for this;
746 </li>
747 <li>
747 Whether the prospective Special Guardian is a relative of the child;
747 </li>
748 <li>
748 An assessment of the prospective Special Guardian's current and past relationship with the
child;
748 </li>
749 <li>
749 A health history of the prospective Special Guardian including details of any serious physical
or mental illness, any hereditary disease or disorder or disability;
749 </li>
750 <li>
750 A description of how the prospective Special Guardian relates to adults and children;
750 </li>
751 <li>
751 Previous experience of caring for children;
751 </li>
752 <li>
752 An assessment of the prospective Special Guardian's parenting capacity including:
753 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
754 <li>
754 Their understanding of, and ability to meet the child's current and likely future needs,
particularly, any needs the child may have arising from harm that the child has suffered;
754 </li>
755 <li>
755 Their understanding of, and ability to protect the child from any current or future risk of
harm posed by the child's parents, relatives or any other person the local authority
consider relevant, particularly in relation to contact between any such person and the
child;
755 </li>
756 <li>
756 Their ability and suitability to bring up the child until the child reaches the age of
eighteen.
756 </li>
757 </ol>
758 </li>
759 <li>
759 Where there have been any past assessments as a prospective adopter, foster carer or Special
Guardian, relevant details as appropriate;
759 </li>
760 <li>
760 Details of income and expenditure;
760 </li>
761 <li>
761 Information about the prospective Special Guardian's home and the neighbourhood in which he
lives;
761 </li>
762 <li>
762 Details of other members of the household and details of any children of the prospective Special
Guardian even if not resident in the household;
762 </li>
763 <li>
763 Details of the parents and any siblings of the prospective Special Guardian, with their ages or
ages at death;
763 </li>
764 <li>
764 The following information -
765 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
766 <li>
766 Religious persuasion;
766 </li>
767 <li>
767 Educational history;
767 </li>
768 <li>
768 Employment history; and
768 </li>
769 <li>
769 Personality and interests;
769 </li>
770 </ol>
771 </li>
772 <li>
772 Details of any previous family court proceedings in which the prospective special guardian has
been involved (which have not been referred to elsewhere in the report);
773 </li>
774 <li>
774 A report of each of the interviews with the three persons nominated by the prospective Special
Guardian to provide personal references for him;
774 </li>
775 <li>
775 Whether the prospective Special Guardian is willing to follow any wishes of the child or his
parents in respect of the child's religious and cultural upbringing;
775 </li>
776 <li>
776 The views of other members of the prospective Special Guardian's household and wider family in
relation to the proposed Special Guardianship Order;
776 </li>
777 <li>
777 An assessment of the child's current and future relationship with the family of the prospective
Special Guardian;
777 </li>
778 <li>
778 Reasons for applying for a Special Guardianship Order and extent of understanding of the nature
and effect of Special Guardianship and whether the prospective Special Guardian has discussed
Special Guardianship with the child;
778 </li>
779 <li>
779 Any hopes and expectations the prospective Special Guardian has for the child's future; and
779 </li>
780 <li>
780 The prospective Special Guardian's wishes and feelings in relation to contact between the child
and his relatives or any other person the local authority considers relevant.
780 </li>
781 </ol>
782 <h4>
782 5. In respect of the local authority completing the report:
783 </h4>
784 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
785 <li>
785 Name and address;
785 </li>
786 <li>
786 Details of any past involvement of the local authority with the prospective special guardian,
including any past preparation for that person to be a local authority foster carer or adoptive
parent or Special Guardian;
786 </li>
787 <li>
787 Where the prospective Special Guardian lives in the area of another local authority, details of
the local authority's enquiries of that other local authority about the prospective Special
Guardian;
787 </li>
788 <li>
788 A summary of any Special Guardianship support services provided by the authority for the
prospective Special Guardian, the child or the child's parent and the period for which those
services are to be provided; and
788 </li>
789 <li>
789 Where the local authority has decided not to provide Special Guardianship support services, the
reasons why.
789 </li>
790 </ol>
791 <h4>
791 6. A summary prepared by the medical professional who provided the information referred to in
paragraphs 1(l) and 4(k);
791 </h4>
792 <h4>
792 7. The implications of the making of a Special Guardianship Order for -
793 </h4>
794 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-alpha">
795 <li>
795 The child;
795 </li>
796 <li>
796 The child's parent;
796 </li>
797 <li>
797 The prospective Special Guardian and his family; and
797 </li>
798 <li>
798 Any other person the local authority considers relevant.
798 </li>
799 </ol>
800 <h4>
800 8. The relative merits of Special Guardianship and other orders which may be made under the Act or
the Adoption and Children Act 2002 with an assessment of whether the child's long term interests
would be best met by a Special Guardianship Order;
800 </h4>
801 <h4>
801 9. A recommendation as to whether or not the Special Guardianship Order sought should be made in
respect of the child and, if not, any alternative proposal in respect of the child;
801 </h4>
802 <h4>
802 10. A recommendation as to what arrangements there should be for contact between the child and his
relatives or any person the local authority consider relevant;
803 </h4>
804 <h4>
804 11. The prospective carers should have time to read the assessment report before it is filed and
comment on the report.
804 <br>
805 Following the filing of the report, the prospective carers should be given the opportunity to seek
independent advice and legal advice to understand fully the implications of any Orders made and if
need be, make applications of their own;
805 </h4>
806 <h4>
806 12. A Special Guardianship Support Plan will need to be provided around the time of filing the
Special Guardianship Order report and its recommendation, detailing the support to be provided to
the carers and the child and include contact for the child with their birth parents. The potential
applicants should be able to seek legal advice about the Support Plan.
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