tact between an adoptive child and birth relatives or other related people. The need for such support will form part of the assessment of support needs for the child, adoptive family and parents or others who may be having contact. Support services, including support for contact, will form part of the adoption placement plan drawn up and kept under review under AAR 35 and 36. 7.47. Once an adoption order has been made, any plan for adoption support that includes assistance with contact should be kept under review according to the provisions in ASR19. 127 Chapter 8: Adoption Agency and Local Authority Responsibilities in Court proceedings This chapter addresses the duties of adoption agencies (and local authorities in ‘non- agency’ adoption cases) in court proceedings. In addition to the specific responsibilities imposed by the legislation and the Family Procedure Rules 2010, guidance is given on issues that must be addressed in coordinating adoption agency functions with on-going court proceedings under the Children Act 1989 for a care order. Directors of Children’s Services should develop and sustain constructive links between their adoption and looked after children’s teams and the courts in their area with the aim of jointly minimising delays in court proceedings. Introduction 8.1. Chapters 1-7 of this guidance set out the processes that adoption agencies must follow in order to achieve an adoption placement, but no adoption can be finalised without a court order. In addition, a child cannot be placed for adoption without a placement order made by a court, except where the parent gives consent to their child being placed for adoption. 8.2. The Family Procedure Rules 2010 (the Rules) and their accompanying Practice Directions come into force from 6 April 2011 and set 