EFIS 101, November 2016 : Adoption

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The Family Procedure (Amendment No.3) Rules 2016 will come into force on 14th November and amend rule 14.2 of the Family Procedure Rules 2010 which makes provision for the assignment of serial numbers to adoptive parents or prospective adoptive parents in adoption and other proceedings which helps to keep their identity confidential.

The Ministry of Justice has amended the forms listed and their accompanying guidance notes to reflect the mandatory assignment of serial numbers in these types of cases.

Subscribers to this range should use the latest versions of the amended forms for applications made on and after 14th November.

Forms affected

A53	Application for a Contact Order	New/Amended
A54	Application for Variation or Revocation of Contact Order	New/Amended
A55	Application for Permission to Change a Child's Surname	New/Amended
A56	Application for Permission to Remove a Child from the United Kingdom	New/Amended
A57	Application for a Recovery Order Section 41 Adoption and Children Act 2002	New/Amended
A58	Application for an adoption order section 46 Adoption and Children Act 2002	New/Amended
A59	Application for a Convention Adoption Order Section 46 Adoption and Children Act 2002	New/Amended
A60	Application for an adoption order (excluding a Convention adoption order)	New/Amended
A61	Application for an order for parental responsibility prior to adoption abroad	New/Amended

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