Application for revocation of a Placement Order (Section 24 Adoption and Children Act 2002)
| Published date | 21 March 2018 |
| Subject Matter | Adoption forms |
Application for revocation of a placement order
(Form 52)
Notes on completing the form
Important
If you are attaching any order of the High Court or the family court to your application, it
must be a sealed copy of the order (that is, a copy that has been stamped with the seal
of the court). An order issued by any other authority must be properly authenticated by
that authority. If you are in any doubt about what is needed, please contact the court for
assistance.
Take or send the completed application form, and three copies, to the court, together with
the court fee and any documents you are attaching in support of your application. If you
are not sure about the court fee payable for your application, or you think that you may be
exempt from paying all or part of the fee, you should contact the court for information.
You may need to pay a fee with your application. You should read leaet EX50 Civil and
family court fees to nd out what fee, if any, you need to pay. This leaet is available from
your local court or online at hmctsformnder.justice.gov.uk
You may be exempt from paying all or part of the fee. The combined booklet and application
form EX160A Court Fees - Do you have to pay them gives more information. This leaet is
available from your local court or online at hmctsformnder.justice.gov.uk
Notes on the application form
Anyone may apply for a placement order to be revoked but, unless you are the child named
in the order or the local authority authorised by the order to place the child for adoption:
• you will need the court’s permission* to make the application, and
• you cannot apply for the placement order to be revoked if the local authority has already
placed the child for adoption.
*Any application for permission must be made under Part 18 of the Family Procedure
Rules 2010, using form FP2
If you are a prospective adopter (that is, you will be making an application to adopt the
child) please see Note 4 below. Otherwise, if you do not want your private address and
telephone number to be disclosed to any other party, do not enter those details on this
application form. Instead you should enter the details on Form A65, which you must le
at the court with your application. The information will not then be disclosed to any other
person, except by order of the court.
If you are applying as an ofcer of the local authority that is named in the placement order,
you should enter the name and address of the local authority and the telephone number on
which you can be contacted during working hours.
If you are a prospective adopter (that is, you will be making an application to adopt the
child) and you do not want your identity to be made known to the parents or guardians of
the child, the court will issue you with a serial number. Any documents sent to the other
parties will show the serial number, not your personal details. If you are required to attend
the same court hearing, the court will make arrangements to ensure that your identity is
protected.
If a serial number has already been issued to you, please ensure that it is entered in Part 2
paragraph (e) (About other orders or proceedings that affect the child).
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