The aim of this amendment is to insert in the adoption welfare checklist (which is binding on adoption agencies as well as courts) a requirement to consider the child's race, culture, language and religion when making any decision concerning the adoption of a child. (frg.org.uk)
Amendment to clause 2: Race, culture, language & religion when making adoption decisions The aim of this amendment is to insert in the adoption welfare checklist (which is binding on adoption agencies as well as courts) a requirement to consider the child's race, culture, language and religion when making any decision concerning the adoption of a child. (frg.org.uk)
Mr Justice Black said: «It is important to recognise that all of this means that the child's welfare is the paramount consideration in accordance with S 1 (1) of the Children Act 1989 and, with the assistance of the welfare checklist, all the relevant factors are weighed in the balance with the objective of determining which of the available options best meets the child's welfare.» (newlawjournal.co.uk)