Adoption Act 2010
Religion.
32.— Notwithstanding section 20 , the Authority shall not make an adoption order in any case in which the applicant or applicants, as the case may be, the child and—
( a) the child’s parents, or
( b) the child’s mother, if the child is born of parents not married to each other,
are not all of the same religion (if of any religion), unless every person whose consent to the making of the adoption order is necessary under section 26 knows, when consenting, the religion (if any) of the applicant or each of the applicants, if they are a married couple.
Annotations:
Amendments:
F26
Substituted by Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), s. 113, not commenced as of date of revision.
Modifications (not altering text):
C18
Prospective affecting provision: para. (b) substituted and section amended by Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 (9/2015), s. 113, not commenced as of date of revision.
F26 [ (b) the child ’ s mother, if the child is born of parents not married to each other or is the child of parents who are not civil partners of each other, ]
are not all of the same religion (if of any religion), unless every person whose consent to the making of the adoption order is necessary under section 26 knows, when consenting, the religion (if any) of the applicant or each of the applicants, if they are F26 [ a married couple, a couple who are civil partners of each other or a cohabiting couple ].