UK Statutory Instrument SI 2005 United Kingdom

Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005

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Part 1

GENERAL

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2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.001 Citation, commencement and application
s.002 Interpretation
Part 2

ADOPTION AGENCY - ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADOPTION WORK

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8 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.003 The central list
s.004 Constituting an adoption panel
s.005 Adoption agencies operating only for certain purposes
s.006 Meetings of adoption panel
s.007 Adoption agency arrangements for adoption work
s.008 Requirement to appoint an agency adviser and a medical adviser
s.009 Requirement to appoint a medical adviser
s.010 Establishment of new adoption panels on 30 December 2005
Part 3

DUTIES OF ADOPTION AGENCY WHERE THE AGENCY IS CONSIDERING ADOPTION FOR A CHILD

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14 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.011 Application of regulations 11 to 17
s.012 Requirement to open the child's case record
s.012 Requirement to identify potential prospective adopters
s.012 Duties of adoption agency when a child is to be placed following consideration in accordance with section 22C(9B)(c) of the Children Act 1989
s.013 Requirement to provide counselling and information for, and ascertain wishes and feelings of, the child
s.014 Requirement to provide counselling and information for, and ascertain wishes and feelings of, the parent or guardian of the child and others
s.015 Requirement to obtain information about the child
s.016 Requirement to obtain information about the child's family
s.017 Requirement to prepare child's permanence report ...
s.018 Function of the adoption panel in relation to a child referred by the adoption agency
s.019 Adoption agency decision and notification
s.019 Information to be provided for entry in Part 1 of the register
s.020 Request to appoint an officer of the Service or a Welsh family proceedings officer
s.020 (1) Where the parent or guardian resides outside England and...
Part 4

Duties of Adoption Agency in Respect of a Prospective Adopter

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18 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.021 Registration of interest in adoption
s.022 Prospective adopter stage one plan
s.023 Prospective adopter’s case record
s.024 Requirement to provide counselling, information and preparation for adoption
s.025 Requirement to carry out police checks
s.026 Other pre-assessment information
s.027 Pre-assessment decision
s.028 Stage 2 assessment
s.029 Prospective adopter assessment plan
s.030 Prospective adopter’s report
s.030 Function of the adoption panel
s.030 Adoption agency decision and notification
s.030 Information to be sent to the independent review panel
s.030 Review and termination of approval
s.030 Duties of the adoption agency in a section 83 case
s.030 Application of Part 4 with modifications to specified persons
s.030 Information to be provided for entry in Part 3 of the register
s.030 Prospective adopter matching plan
Part 5

DUTIES OF ADOPTION AGENCY IN RESPECT OF PROPOSED PLACEMENT OF CHILD WITH PROSPECTIVE ADOPTER

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4 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.031 Proposed placement
s.032 Function of the adoption panel in relation to proposed placement
s.033 Adoption agency decision in relation to proposed placement
s.034 Function of the adoption agency in a section 83 case
Part 6

PLACEMENT AND REVIEWS

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s.037 Independent reviewing officers Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Appoint independent reviewing officer for each child placed for adoptionLocal authority
s.038 Withdrawal of consent Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Local authority must review adoption placement and notify parents and prospective adopters when consent is withdrawnLocal authority
2 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.035 Requirements imposed on the adoption agency before the child may be placed for adoption
s.036 Reviews
Part 7

CASE RECORDS

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s.043 Transfer of case records Regulated
  • Transfer case records when ceasing to operateAny Person
5 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.039 Storage of case records
s.040 Preservation of case records
s.041 Confidentiality of case records
s.042 Access to case records and disclosure of information
s.044 Application of regulations 40 to 42
Part 8

MISCELLANEOUS

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3 other sections in this Part — procedural and definitional
s.045 Modification of 1989 Act in relation to adoption
s.046 Contact
s.047 Contact: supplementary
Schedules

Schedules

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122 other schedules
s.sch001 Whether— (a) if the child’s parents have been married as...
s.sch001 Where the child's parents have been previously married or formed...
s.sch001 So far as is possible, a family tree with details...
s.sch001 Where it is reasonably practicable, a chronology of each of...
s.sch001 The observations of the child's parents about their own experiences...
s.sch001 The past and present relationship of the child's parents.
s.sch001 Details of the wider family and their role and importance...
s.sch001 Other information about each parent of the child
s.sch001 Details of their educational history.
s.sch001 Details of their employment history.
s.sch001 Information about the parenting capacity of the child's parents, particularly...
s.sch001 Any other relevant information which might assist the adoption panel...
s.sch001 In this Part “parent” includes the father of the child...
s.sch001a The full name of the child (“C”) and the name...
s.sch001a C’s legal status including whether C is accommodated by a...
s.sch001a The name and address of the adoption agency providing the...
s.sch001a The name and telephone number of C’s social worker.
s.sch001a Confirmation of the decision by the adoption agency’s decision maker...
s.sch001a Whether the adoption agency intends to place C for adoption...
s.sch001a Details of any geographical considerations in relation to C’s placement....
s.sch001a Details of any planned contact between C and any other...
s.sch001a Details of any qualities that the adoption agency are looking...
s.sch001a C’s state of health including C’s physical, emotional and mental...
s.sch001a C’s health history including, so far as is practicable, C’s...
s.sch001a C’s age and date of birth.
s.sch001a C’s relevant past experience of neglect, physical abuse or sexual...
s.sch001a Details of any adoption support needs that C has been...
s.sch001a C’s gender.
s.sch001a C’s nationality.
s.sch001a C’s racial origin.
s.sch001a The local authority area in which C lives.
s.sch001a C’s first language and details of any other languages spoken....
s.sch001a C’s religious persuasion if any (including details of any baptism,...
s.sch001a The first language of any parent of C and details...
s.sch002 A certified copy of the child's birth certificate.
s.sch002 Name and address of the child's parent or guardian.
s.sch002 A chronology of the actions and decisions taken by the...
s.sch002 Confirmation by the adoption agency that it has counselled, and...
s.sch002 Such information about the parent or guardian or other information...
s.sch003 . . . . . . . . . ....
s.sch003 An offence contrary to Article 15 of the Criminal Justice...
s.sch003 Any of the following offences— (a) an offence of virginity...
s.sch003 Any of the following offences— (a) an offence of virginity...
s.sch003 Section 52 or 52A of the Civil Government (Scotland) Act...
s.sch003 An offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment)...
s.sch003 Any of the following offences— (a) an offence of virginity...
s.sch003 Offences in Northern Ireland
s.sch003 An offence specified in Schedule 1 to the Children and...
s.sch003 An offence under Article 3 of the Protection of Children...
s.sch004 Information about the prospective adopter
s.sch004 Any other information which indicates how the prospective adopter and...
s.sch004 Wider Family
s.sch004 Information about the home etc of the prospective adopter
s.sch004 Information about the local community of the prospective adopter, including...
s.sch004 Education and employment
s.sch004 Details of the prospective adopter’s employment history and the observations...
s.sch004 The current employment of the prospective adopter and the prospective...
s.sch004 Income
s.sch004 Other information
s.sch004 The prospective adopter’s— (a) reasons for wishing to adopt a...
s.sch004 Name, date of birth, sex, weight and height.
s.sch004 Information about the prospective adopter
s.sch004 If the prospective adopter is married or has formed a...
s.sch004 The views of other members of the prospective adopter’s household...
s.sch004 Any other relevant information which might assist the adoption panel...
s.sch004 A family health history of the parents, any brothers and...
s.sch004 Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background.
s.sch004 Details of any previous family court proceedings in which the...
s.sch004 Infertility or reasons for deciding not to have children (if...
s.sch004 Religious persuasion.
s.sch004 Names and addresses of three referees who will give personal...
s.sch004 Past health history, including details of any serious physical or...
s.sch004 Relationship (if any) to the child.
s.sch004 Name and address of the prospective adopter’s registered medical practitioner....
s.sch004 Obstetric history (if applicable).
s.sch004 A description of the prospective adopter’s personality and interests.
s.sch004 If the prospective adopter— (a) is married, the date and...
s.sch004 Details of any present illness, including treatment and prognosis.
s.sch004 A family tree with details of the prospective adopter, the...
s.sch004 Details of any previous marriage, civil partnership or relationship.
s.sch004 Details of any consumption of alcohol that may give cause...
s.sch004 A chronology of the prospective adopter from birth.
s.sch004 Whether the prospective adopter is domiciled or habitually resident in...
s.sch004 Any other relevant information which the adoption agency considers may...
s.sch004 The observations of the prospective adopter about their own experience...
s.sch004 Information about the home etc of the prospective adopter
s.sch004 Details of any experience the prospective adopter has had of...
s.sch004a Regulation 22 does not apply.
s.sch004a Regulations 24, 25 and 26 only apply where an adoption...
s.sch004a Regulations 27 and 28 do not apply.
s.sch004a Regulation 30 applies as if— (a) paragraphs (1) and (4)...
s.sch004a Regulation 30A(3) does not apply.
s.sch004a Regulation 30B applies as if for paragraph (1) there were...
s.sch004b The full name of the prospective adopter (“P”) and the...
s.sch004b P’s proposed employment arrangements for after the placement.
s.sch004b Details of other members of P’s household (including any children...
s.sch004b Details of any adults not living in P’s household who...
s.sch004b Details of any pets that P has.
s.sch004b Details about P’s home and the neighbourhood in which P...
s.sch004b Details of any recommendation of the adoption panel as to...
s.sch004b The name and address of the adoption agency providing the...
s.sch004b The name and telephone number of P’s social worker.
s.sch004b P’s views about contact with C’s birth family.
s.sch004b P’s views about the health and past experience of children...
s.sch004b P’s gender.
s.sch004b P’s date of birth.
s.sch004b P’s nationality.
s.sch004b P’s address including the local authority area.
s.sch004b P’s racial origin.
s.sch004b P’s religious persuasion if any (including details of any baptism,...
s.sch004b P’s first language and details of any additional languages spoken....
s.sch004b P’s current occupation and hours of work.
s.sch005 Whether the child is placed under a placement order or...
s.sch005 Contact details of the child's social worker, the prospective adopter's...
s.sch005 The arrangements for preparing the child and the prospective adopter...
s.sch005 Date on which it is proposed to place the child...
s.sch005 The arrangements for review of the placement.
s.sch005 Whether parental responsibility of the prospective adopter for the child...
s.sch005 Where the local authority has decided to provide adoption support...
s.sch005 The arrangements which the adoption agency has made for allowing...
s.sch005 The dates on which the child's life story book and...
s.sch005 Details of any other arrangements that need to be made....
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s.001 Name, sex, date and place of birth and address including... (opens in a new tab)
s.002 A photograph and physical description. (opens in a new tab)
s.003 Nationality. (opens in a new tab)
s.004 Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background. (opens in a new tab)
s.005 Religious persuasion (including details of baptism, confirmation or equivalent ceremonies).... (opens in a new tab)
s.006 Whether the child is looked after or is provided with... (opens in a new tab)
s.007 Details of any order made by a court with respect... (opens in a new tab)
s.008 Whether the child has any rights to, or interest in,... (opens in a new tab)
s.009 A chronology of the child's care since birth. (opens in a new tab)
s.010 A description of the child's personality, his social development and... (opens in a new tab)
s.011 Whether the child has any difficulties with activities such as... (opens in a new tab)
s.012 The educational history of the child including— (opens in a new tab)
s.013 Information about— (a) the child's relationship with— (opens in a new tab)
s.014 The current arrangements for and the type of contact between... (opens in a new tab)
s.015 A description of the child's interests, likes and dislikes. (opens in a new tab)
s.016 Any other relevant information which might assist the adoption panel... (opens in a new tab)
s.017 In this Part “parent” includes the child's father whether or... (opens in a new tab)

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