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AC02006 - Prospective adopter fail to return a child not placed within seven days of receipt of a section 31(4) notice
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.
Classification details
- Offence code
- AC02006
- Offence title
- Prospective adopter fail to return a child not placed within seven days of receipt of a section 31(4) notice
- Legislation
- Contrary to section 31(5) 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: 27.