Regulation 4 Amendment of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005

After regulation 19 insert—

“19A.

(1)

Where an adoption agency—

(a)

decides, in accordance with regulation 19, that a child should be placed for adoption, and

(b)

has not identified particular prospective adopters with whom it is considering placing the child for adoption,

the agency must give the information about the child requested by the organisation which maintains the Adoption Register to that organisation for entry in the Register as soon as possible and in any event no later than three months after that decision.

(2)

Where an adoption agency becomes aware of any changes to the information about the child the agency must notify the organisation which maintains the Register of those changes as soon as reasonably practicable.”.