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Scotland.
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Adoption & Fostering
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March 22, 2007
- Author:
- Plumtree, Alexandra
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1. Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007
As indicated briefly in the last notes, the Bill was passed by the Scottish Parliament on 7 December 2006. Thereafter, the Bill got the Royal Assent on 15 January 2007. The full debate on 7 December is available on the Scottish Parliament's website, Official Report for that date, or go to: www.scottish.parliament.uk/ business/officialReports/meetings Parliament/or-06/sor1207-02.htm#Col 30095
The Act has four Parts with 121 sections and three Schedules. It is considerably changed from the Bill as introduced in March 2006 and the section numbers are different. The four Parts are: Part 1, Adoption, sections 1-79; Part 2, ...