appropriate consent

Home / glossary / appropriate consent

“appropriate consent” means in relation to a child,—

(a)           the consent of each of the following—

i.           The child’s mother;

ii.           the child’s father, if he has  parental responsibility for him;

iii.           any guardian of the child;                 i

v.           any special guardian of the child;

v.           any person named in a child arrangements order as a person with whom the child is to live;

vi.           any person who has custody of the child; or

(b)           the leave of the court granted under or by virtue of any provision of Part II of the Children Act 1989; or

(c)           if any person has custody of the child, the leave of the court which awarded custody to him; or

(d)           a in the case of a child who is in the care of a local authority within the meaning of the Children Act 1989 in England or Wales, the consent of the local authority in whose care the child.