18 Placement for adoption by agencies
Adoption and Children Act 2002 (2002 c 38) | Legislation

Chapter 3
Placement for Adoption and Adoption Orders

Placement of children by adoption agency for adoption

18  Placement for adoption by agencies

(1)     An adoption agency may—

(a)     place a child for adoption with prospective adopters, or

(b)     where it has placed a child with any persons (whether under this Part or not), leave the child with them as prospective adopters,

but, except in the case of a child who is less than six weeks old, may only do so under section

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