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
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This Bill would require the government to provide appropriate perinatal support to families expecting a child who will be entered onto the child protection register when there is no adoption plan in place yet. It also requires a decision on whether the child will be adopted to be made within 12 months of the child’s birth. The aim is to provide early support and ensure timely adoption decisions where appropriate.
The bill has completed its 1st Reading and is currently at the 2nd Reading in the Commons; it has not yet progressed to Committee or Lords stages.
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