Scottish Statutory Instrument
2009
Scotland
Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009
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Part I — GENERAL
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Interpretation
Part II — ADOPTION PANELS
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Appointment and composition of adoption panels
Meetings of the adoption panel and joint adoption panel
Appointment of medical and legal advisers
Functions of the adoption panel
Part III — ASSESSMENT OF PROSPECTIVE ADOPTERS
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Duties of adoption agencies: assessment of prospective adopters
Approval of prospective adopters
Review of adoption agency decisions
Review without request
Adoption agency decision on review
Part IV — DUTIES OF ADOPTION AGENCIES WHEN CONSIDERING ADOPTION FOR A CHILD
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Duties of adoption agencies when considering adoption for a child
Adoption agency decisions
Notification of adoption agency decisions
Decision that adoption should not proceed or to make an application under section 80 of the Act
Provision of information to parents: decision by adoption agency to make arrangements for adoption
Provision of information to parents: decision of adoption agency that an application under section 80 of the Act should be made
Duties of adoption agencies: placing the child for adoption
Part V — CONSENT CERTIFICATES
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Consent to placement of the child for adoption for the purposes of section 20 of the Act
Consent certificate: no consent or failure to return consent certificate
Part VI — APPLICATION FOR PERMANENCE ORDER
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Application for a permanence order: child not subject to supervision requirement
Child subject to supervision requirement: referral to the Principal Reporter
Application for a permanence order: child subject to supervision requirement
Part VII — PLACEMENT FOR ADOPTION
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Placement for adoption: notification and provision of information
Duties of adoption agency following placement for adoption
Review of child’s case where no placement made within 6 months of permanence order granting authority to adopt being made
Part VIII — CASE RECORDS
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Information to be kept about adoptions
Form and manner in which information is kept
Schedules
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Details of the prospective adopter’s financial circumstances and comments on...
Opinion of the adoption agency as to whether any adoption...
The reasons given by the prospective adopter for wishing to...
Names and addresses of at least 2 referees (who are...
Name and address of the prospective adopter’s registered medical practitioner....
A comprehensive medical report on the prospective adopter prepared and...
Any other relevant information which the adoption agency considers may...
If the court makes an adoption order, your responsibilities and...
If you wish your child to be brought up in...
The adoption agency needs to know whether each of the...
If you sign the form of agreement to the agency’s...
Once your child is placed with adopters, they then have...
After the adoption application is made to the court, you...
The court cannot make an adoption order without your agreement...
You are not allowed to receive any money for giving...
When an adoption order is made, the Registrar General for...
If the court makes an order called a “permanence order”...
Birth records
If you wish your child to be brought up in...
The adoption agency needs to know whether each of the...
The local authority has to apply to a court for...
After the application is made to the court, you will...
The court cannot make the permanence order granting authority for...
You are not allowed to receive any money for giving...
Right to apply for a variation of the permanence order
An application to have the permanence order revoked may also...
Other sections — not classified into a Part
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Name, date and place of birth.
Address.
Nationality and ethnicity.
Whether the prospective adopter has their home in Great Britain...
Whether the prospective adopter is domiciled or habitually resident in...
Whether the prospective adopter intends to apply for an order...
Where there are 2 prospective adopters– (a) the date and...
Where there is only 1 prospective adopter–
Details of other members of the prospective adopter’s household including...
Details of the prospective adopter’s parents and any of the...
The attitudes to adoption of such other members of the...
The prospective adopter’s personality.
Details of the prospective adopter’s previous experience of caring for...
Whether the prospective adopter or any other member of their...
An assessment of the prospective adopter’s ability to raise an...
Religious persuasion including the degree of religious observance.
The ability of the prospective adopter to have regard to...
Educational background.
Past and present occupations and interests.
Enforcement and responsible bodies
The regulators that administer or enforce this legislation.
Care Inspectorate (Scotland)
Registers and inspects care services in Scotland including care homes, childcare, and support services. Publishes inspection grades and can take enforcement action.
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