The Law Reports (Family Division)
[2019] Fam 177
In re
S (A Child) (Child Parent: Adoption Consent)
[2017] EWHC 2729 (Fam)
2017 Oct 24;
Nov 2
Cobb J
Adoption— Child parent— Capacity to consent to adoption— Mother aged under 16— Whether competent to consent to her child being accommodated by local authority— Whether competent to consent to child’s placement for adoption and to adoption— Applicable principles—
Children Act 1989 (c 41), s 20[1]
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Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c 38), s 21(2)[2]
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Mental Capacity Act 2005 (c 9), ss 1(3), 3(2)[3]