Scottish Statutory Instrument SI 2009 Scotland

Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009

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Enforced by
Care Inspectorate
Status
Amended (in force with amendments)

What it defines

Regulations creating concrete business duties or carrying penalties, grouped as the instrument is structured. Titles link to the source text — blue means you’re leaving for legislation.gov.uk.

Part 1

GENERAL

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s.001 Citation and commencement
s.002 Interpretation
Part 2

ADOPTION PANELS

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s.003 Appointment and composition of adoption panels
s.004 Meetings of the adoption panel and joint adoption panel
s.005 Appointment of medical and legal advisers
s.006 Functions of the adoption panel
Part 3

ASSESSMENT OF PROSPECTIVE ADOPTERS

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s.007 Duties of adoption agencies: assessment of prospective adopters
s.008 Approval of prospective adopters
s.009 Review of adoption agency decisions
s.010 Review without request
s.011 Adoption agency decision on review
Part 4

DUTIES OF ADOPTION AGENCIES WHEN CONSIDERING ADOPTION FOR A CHILD

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s.012 Duties of adoption agencies when considering adoption for a child
s.013 Adoption agency decisions
s.014 Notification of adoption agency decisions
s.015 Decision that adoption should not proceed or to make an application under section 80 of the Act
s.016 Provision of information to parents: decision by adoption agency to make arrangements for adoption
s.017 Provision of information to parents: decision of adoption agency that an application under section 80 of the Act should be made
s.018 Duties of adoption agencies: placing the child for adoption
Part 5

CONSENT CERTIFICATES

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s.019 Consent to placement of the child for adoption for the purposes of section 20 of the Act
s.020 Consent certificate: no consent or failure to return consent certificate
Part 6

APPLICATION FOR PERMANENCE ORDER

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s.021 Application for a permanence order: child not subject to supervision requirement
s.022 Child subject to supervision requirement: referral to the Principal Reporter
s.023 Application for a permanence order: child subject to supervision requirement
Part 7

PLACEMENT FOR ADOPTION

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s.024 Placement for adoption: notification and provision of information
s.025 Duties of adoption agency following placement for adoption
s.026 Review of child’s case where no placement made within 6 months of permanence order granting authority to adopt being made
Part 8

CASE RECORDS

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s.027 Information to be kept about adoptions
s.028 Form and manner in which information is kept
Schedules

Schedules

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s.sch001 Details of the prospective adopter’s financial circumstances and comments on...
s.sch001 Opinion of the adoption agency as to whether any adoption...
s.sch001 The reasons given by the prospective adopter for wishing to...
s.sch001 Names and addresses of at least 2 referees (who are...
s.sch001 Name and address of the prospective adopter’s registered medical practitioner....
s.sch001 A comprehensive medical report on the prospective adopter prepared and...
s.sch001 Any other relevant information which the adoption agency considers may...
s.sch002 If the court makes an adoption order, your responsibilities and...
s.sch002 If you wish your child to be brought up in...
s.sch002 The adoption agency needs to know whether each of the...
s.sch002 If you sign the form of agreement to the agency’s...
s.sch002 Once your child is placed with adopters, they then have...
s.sch002 After the adoption application is made to the court, you...
s.sch002 The court cannot make an adoption order without your agreement...
s.sch002 You are not allowed to receive any money for giving...
s.sch002 When an adoption order is made, the Registrar General for...
s.sch005 If the court makes an order called a “permanence order”...
s.sch005 Birth records
s.sch005 If you wish your child to be brought up in...
s.sch005 The adoption agency needs to know whether each of the...
s.sch005 The local authority has to apply to a court for...
s.sch005 After the application is made to the court, you will...
s.sch005 The court cannot make the permanence order granting authority for...
s.sch005 You are not allowed to receive any money for giving...
s.sch005 Right to apply for a variation of the permanence order
s.sch005 An application to have the permanence order revoked may also...
19 other provisions
s.001 Name, date and place of birth. (opens in a new tab)
s.002 Address. (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Nationality and ethnicity. (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Whether the prospective adopter has their home in Great Britain... (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Whether the prospective adopter is domiciled or habitually resident in... (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Whether the prospective adopter intends to apply for an order... (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Where there are 2 prospective adopters– (a) the date and... (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Where there is only 1 prospective adopter– (opens in a new tab)
s.009 Details of other members of the prospective adopter’s household including... (opens in a new tab)
s.010 Details of the prospective adopter’s parents and any of the... (opens in a new tab)
s.011 The attitudes to adoption of such other members of the... (opens in a new tab)
s.012 The prospective adopter’s personality. (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Details of the prospective adopter’s previous experience of caring for... (opens in a new tab)
s.014 Whether the prospective adopter or any other member of their... (opens in a new tab)
s.015 An assessment of the prospective adopter’s ability to raise an... (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Religious persuasion including the degree of religious observance. (opens in a new tab)
s.017 The ability of the prospective adopter to have regard to... (opens in a new tab)
s.018 Educational background. (opens in a new tab)
s.019 Past and present occupations and interests. (opens in a new tab)

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