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AC02004 - Without leave of a court / authority remove child not yet placed for adoption from Local authority accommodation
Important
This page shows classification data from the Active CJS Offence Index. It is not sentencing advice and does not predict what will happen in an individual case.
CJS category CS Class S Custody Yes PNC Yes
Classification details
- Offence code
- AC02004
- Offence title
- Without leave of a court / authority remove child not yet placed for adoption from Local authority accommodation
- Legislation
- Contrary to section 30(2) and (8) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.
- CJS category code
- CS
- Offence class
- S
- Custodial indicator
- Yes
- Recordable on PNC
- Yes
- Offence start date
- 12-Mar-15
- Blocked for use
- No
- XHB indicator
- No
Source data
Source: Active CJS Offence Index, June 2026. Source row: 25.