52 Parental etc consent
Adoption and Children Act 2002 (2002 c 38) | Legislation

Placement and adoption: general

52  Parental etc consent

(1)     The court cannot dispense with the consent of any parent or guardian of a child to the child being placed for adoption or to the making of an adoption order in respect of the child unless the court is satisfied that—

(a)     the parent or guardian cannot be found or [lacks capacity (within the meaning of the Mental Capacity Act 2005) to give consent], or

(b)     the welfare of the child requires the consent to be dispensed with.

(2)     The following provisions

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