Welsh Statutory Instrument
2005
United Kingdom
The Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005
At a glance
What's here
3 compliance obligations
Who this Act binds
Plus 2 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
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Where the child’s parents have been previously married or formed...
So far as is possible, a family tree with details...
Where it is reasonably practicable, a chronology of each of...
The observations of the child’s parents about their own experiences...
The past and present relationship of the child’s parents.
Details of the wider family and their role and importance...
Other information about each parent of the child and where regulation 14(2) applies, the father or woman who is a parent of the child by virtue of section 43 of the 2008 Act
Details of their educational history.
Details of their employment history.
Information about the parenting capacity of the child’s mother and...
Any other relevant information which might assist the adoption panel...
A copy of the child’s birth certificate.
Name and address of the parent or guardian.
A chronology of the actions and decisions taken by the...
Confirmation by the agency that it has counselled, and explained...
Such information about the parent or guardian or other information...
An offence contrary to Article 15 of the Criminal Justice...
An offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment)...
Any of the following offences— (a) an offence of virginity...
Any of the following offences— (a) an offence of virginity...
An offence specified in Schedule 1 to the Criminal Procedure...
An offence under section 52 or 52A of the Civil...
An offence under section 3 of the Sexual Offences (Amendment)...
Any of the following offences— (a) an offence of virginity...
Offences in Northern Ireland
An offence specified in Schedule 1 to the Children and...
An offence under Article 3 of the Protection of Children...
Regulation 22 does not apply.
Regulations 24, 25 and 26 only apply where an adoption...
Regulations 27 and 28 do not apply.
Regulation 30 applies as if— (a) paragraphs (1) and (4)...
Regulation 30A(3) does not apply.
Regulation 30B applies as if for paragraph (1) there were...
Details of the child.
The child’s ascertainable wishes and feelings in relation to adoption,...
The wishes and feelings of the child’s parent, guardian, relative...
The views of the person with whom the child is...
The assessment of the child’s needs for adoption support services...
The agency’s proposals for allowing any person contact with the...
The proposed time-scale for placement.
Any other information which the agency considers relevant.
Photograph and physical description.
Details of the child’s family circumstances and home environment, including...
Chronology of the child’s care.
The child’s behaviour, how the child interacts with other children...
Whether the child is looked after ... and, if so,...
Details of the child’s placement history including reasons for any...
Details of the child’s state of health, health history and...
Details of the child’s educational history, a summary of the...
Status of the child and whether placed under a placement...
Contact details of the child’s social worker, the prospective adopter’s...
The arrangements for preparing the child and the prospective adopter...
Date on which it is proposed to place the child...
The arrangements for review of the placement.
Whether parental responsibility of the prospective adopter for the child...
The adoption support services the local authority has decided to...
The arrangements which the adoption agency has made for allowing...
The date on which the life story book and later...
Details of any arrangements that need to be made.
Requirement to open child’s case record
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Adoption agencies must set up and maintain a case record for each child Local authority
Withdrawal of consent
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Local authority must review adoption decision and notify parents/adopters upon consent withdrawal Local authority
Transfer of case records
- Transfer case records when ceasing to act as a registered adoption society
Browse 78 other sections — procedural / definitional / commencement
Citation, commencement and application
Name, gender, date and place of birth and address including...
Interpretation
A photograph and physical description.
The central list
Nationality.
Constituting the adoption panel
Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background.
Adoption agencies operating only for certain purposes
Religious persuasion, if any, (including details of baptism, confirmation or...
Meetings of adoption panel
Whether the child is looked after or is provided with...
Adoption agency arrangements for adoption work
Details of any order made by a court with respect...
Requirement to appoint an agency adviser and a medical adviser
Whether the child has any rights to, or interest in,...
Advice to adoption panels in adoptions with a foreign element
A chronology of the child’s care since birth.
Establishment of new adoption panels on 30 December 2005
An assessment of the child’s personality, social development and emotional...
Application of regulations 11 to 20
Whether the child has any difficulties with activities such as...
Duties of adoption agency when a child is to be placed in accordance with section 81(11) of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
The educational history of the child including—
Requirement to provide counselling and information for, and ascertain the wishes and feelings of, the child
Information about— (a) the child’s relationship with —
Requirement to provide counselling and information for, and ascertain the wishes and feelings of, the parent or guardian of the child and others —
The current arrangements for and the type of contact between...
Requirement to obtain information (including health information) about the child
A description of the child’s interests, likes and dislikes.
Whether— (a) if the child’s parents have been married as...
Requirement to obtain information (including health information) about the child’s family
Any other relevant information which might assist the adoption panel...
Requirement to prepare a written report ...
Income
Function of the adoption panel in relation to a child referred by the adoption agency
Other information
Adoption agency decision and notification
Referral to the Adoption Register for Wales - children
The prospective adopter’s— (a) reasons for wishing to adopt a...
Request to appoint a Welsh family proceedings officer or an officer of CAFCASS
Persons authorised to witness consent to placement for adoption
The views of other members of the prospective adopter’s household...
Registration of interest in adoption
Any other relevant information which might assist the adoption panel...
Prospective adopter stage one plan
Prospective adopter’s case record
Requirement to provide counselling, information and preparation for adoption
Requirement to carry out police checks
Other pre-assessment information
Pre-assessment decision
Stage 2 assessment
Prospective adopter assessment plan
Prospective adopter’s report
Functions of the adoption panel
Adoption agency decision and notification
Information to be sent to the independent review panel
Review and termination of approval
Duties of the adoption agency in a section 83 case
Application of Part 4 with modifications to specified persons
Referral to the Adoption Register for Wales – prospective adopters
Prospective adopter matching plan
Proposed placement
Function of the adoption panel in relation to the proposed placement
Adoption agency’s decision in relation to the proposed placement
Function of the adoption agency in a section 83 case
Requirements imposed on the adoption agency before the child is placed for adoption with prospective adopter
Reviews
Independent reviewing officers
Storage of case records
Preservation of case records
Confidentiality of case records
Access to case records and disclosure of information
Application of regulations 41 to 43
Modification of the 1989 Act in relation to adoption
Modification of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 in relation to adoption
Contact
Revocation
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