Regulation 5 Establishment of adoption panel and appointment of members
An adoption agency shall forthwith establish at least one adoption panel and shall appoint the persons referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3) to be members of such a panel, so however that no more than 10 members shall be appointed to a panel and the persons appointed to a panel shall include at least one man and one woman.
The adoption agency shall appoint as chairman of an adoption panel a person who has such experience in adoption work as the agency considers appropriate.
In addition to the chairman the persons to be appointed shall include—
two of the social workers in the employment of the adoption agency,
at least one member of the adoption agency's management committee where the agency is an approved adoption society or, where the agency is a local authority, at least one member of that authority's social services committee,
the person nominated as the medical adviser to the adoption agency under regulation 6(4) (or one of them if more than one are appointed), and
at least two other persons not being members or employees of the adoption agency or elected members where the agency is a local authority.
A person appointed to an adoption panel shall hold office subject to such conditions as to the period of his membership and otherwise as may be determined by the adoption agency.
An adoption panel shall make the recommedations specified in regulation 10 only when at least five of its members meet as a panel and one of those is a social worker in the employment of the adoption agency.
An adoption panel shall keep a written record of any of the recommendations specified in regulation 10 which it makes.