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Amendments made: No. 270, in page 27, line 15, after "Act" insert—
`the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 or the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995'.
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No. 219, in page 27, line 32, at end insert—
`( ) Before making an adoption order, the court must consider whether there should be arrangements for allowing any person contact with the child; and for that purpose the court must consider any existing or proposed arrangements and obtain any views of the parties to the proceedings'.—[Jim Fitzpatrick.]