Regulation 12 Placement for adoption
Where an adoption agency has decided in accordance with regulation 11(1) that a prospective adopter would be a suitable adoptive parent for a particular child it shall provide the prospective adopter with written information about the child, his personal history and background, including his religious and cultural background, his health history and current state of health, together with the adoption agency's written proposals in respect of the adoption, including proposals as to the date of placement for adoption with the prospective adopter.
If the prospective adopter accepts the adoption agency's proposals the agency shall—
inform the child of the proposed placement for adoption with the prospective adopter where the child is capable of understanding the proposal,
send a written report of the child's health history and current state of health to the prospective adopter's registered medical practitioner, if any, before the proposed placement, together with particulars of the proposed placement,
notify the local authority and the district health authority in whose area the prospective adopter resides in writing before the placement with particulars of the proposed placement,
notify the local education authority in whose area the prospective adopter resides in writing before the placement with particulars of the proposed placement if the child is of compulsory school age within the meaning of section 35 of the Education Act 1944 or the adoption agency's medical adviser considers the child to be handicapped,
place the child with the prospective adopter, so however that where the child already has his home with the prospective adopter the agency shall notify the prospective adopter in writing of the date the child is placed with him by the agency for adoption,
notify in writing the parents of the child, including the father of an illegitimate child where the agency considers this to be in the child's interests, or the guardian of the child, if their whereabouts are known to the agency, that the child has been placed for adoption, so however that no such notification shall be given to a person who has made a declaration under section 14(7) or 15(4) of the 1975 Act (declaration as to no further involvement with child),
ensure that the child is visited within one week of the placement and on such other occasions as the adoption agency considers necessary in order to supervise the child's well-being,
ensure that written reports are obtained of such visits,
provide such advice and assistance to the prospective adopter as the agency considers necessary,
monitor the child's health during the placement to the extent that the adoption agency's medical adviser considers necessary, and
review the placement of the child if an application for an adoption order has not been made within three months of the placement, and on such other occasions as the adoption agency considers necessary.