live with them in their fresh 132 capacity as prospective adopters. While an application for revocation of a placement order is pending, the local authority may not place the child for adoption without the court’s permission. Strictly speaking, an application for leave to apply for revocation does not act as a bar to the child’s placement. However, the Court of Appeal has said that it was good practice for the local authority, where it knows of a pending application, to agree not to take any steps to place the child for adoption whilst the application is pending. The local authority should make the birth parents aware that placement plans are at an advanced stage and could seek the court’s leave to place the child under section 24(5) of the Act. See the case of Re F (Placement Order: Revocation) [2008] EWCA Civ 439. A deliberate move designed to frustrate a parent’s application might be amenable to judicial review. 8.18. A finding by the court that there has been a change of circumstances since the placement order was made is a necessary condition for the granting of leave to make the application for revocation, but it does not follow that a change of circumstances will automatically mean that leave is granted. Although in making its decision on whether to grant leave the court is not required to regard the child’s welfare as its paramount consideration, this will be one of the factors that it will consider, along with the prospects of the parent’s success in securing revocation of the placement order if leave is granted. See the case of Warwickshire County Council v M [2007] EWCA (Civ) 1084. It will be important for the local authority to be able to supply up-to-date information about the child’s current situation, including their views and wishes, and the progress on 