A Bill to require the Secretary of State to provide appropriate perinatal support to any family expecting a child who will be born on to the child protection register and for whom an adoption plan has not been made at the moment the child is entered on to the register; to require that a decision be made not later than one year after the child’s birth as to whether or not such a child will be adopted; and for connected purposes
House of Commons
26 April 2013
This bill would require the government to provide appropriate perinatal support to families expecting a child who, at birth, will be added to the Child Protection Register and for whom no adoption plan has yet been made. It also requires a decision on whether the child will be adopted to be made within one year of the birth. The aim is to ensure early support and timely adoption planning where relevant.
The bill is currently at Second Reading in the House of Commons, an early stage where its general principles are debated. It has not yet progressed to Committee or subsequent stages.
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