Section 14B — Children Act 1989: Special guardianship orders: making

Special guardianship orders: making 14B 1 Before making a special guardianship order, the court must consider whether, if the order were made—

a a child arrangements order containing contact provision should also be made with respect to the child, . . . b any section 8 order in force with respect to the child should be varied or discharged. c where a provision contained in a child arrangements order made with respect to the child is not discharged, any enforcement order relating to that provision should be revoked, and d where an activity direction has been made—

i in proceedings for the making, variation or discharge of a child arrangements order with respect to the child, or ii in other proceedings that relate to such an order, that direction should be discharged. 1A In subsection (1) “ contact provision ” means provision which regulates arrangements relating to—

a with whom a child is to spend time or otherwise have contact, or b when a child is to spend time or otherwise have contact with any person; but in paragraphs (a) and (b) a reference to spending time or otherwise having contact with a person is to doing that otherwise than as a result of living with the person.

2 On making a special guardianship order, the court may also—

a give leave for the child to be known by a new surname;

b grant the leave required by section 14C(3)(b), either generally or for specified purposes.