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The Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 2009

S.S.I. 2009/154 · Made 22 April 2009

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS

Made 22nd April 2009

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd April 2009

Coming into force 28th September 2009

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8, 20(1), 37, 106 and 117(2) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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Footnotes

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2007 asp 4.

Contents

  1. Part I: GENERAL
  2. 1Citation and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Part II: ADOPTION PANELS
  5. 3Appointment and composition of adoption panels
  6. 4Meetings of the adoption panel and joint adoption panel
  7. 5Appointment of medical and legal advisers
  8. 6Functions of the adoption panel
  9. Part III: ASSESSMENT OF PROSPECTIVE ADOPTERS
  10. 7Duties of adoption agencies: assessment of prospective adopters
  11. 8Approval of prospective adopters
  12. 9Review of adoption agency decisions
  13. 10Review without request
  14. 11Adoption agency decision on review
  15. Part IV: DUTIES OF ADOPTION AGENCIES WHEN CONSIDERING ADOPTION FOR A CHILD
  16. 12Duties of adoption agencies when considering adoption for a child
  17. 13Adoption agency decisions
  18. 14Notification of adoption agency decisions
  19. 15Decision that adoption should not proceed or to make an application under section 80 of the Act
  20. 16Provision of information to parents: decision by adoption agency to make arrangements for adoption
  21. 17Provision of information to parents: decision of adoption agency that an application under section 80 of the Act should be made
  22. 18Duties of adoption agencies: placing the child for adoption
  23. Part V: CONSENT CERTIFICATES
  24. 19Consent to placement of the child for adoption for the purposes of section 20 of the Act
  25. 20Consent certificate: no consent or failure to return consent certificate
  26. Part VI: APPLICATION FOR PERMANENCE ORDER
  27. 21Application for a permanence order: child not subject to supervision requirement
  28. 22Child subject to supervision requirement: referral to the Principal Reporter
  29. 23Application for a permanence order: child subject to supervision requirement
  30. Part VII: PLACEMENT FOR ADOPTION
  31. 24Placement for adoption: notification and provision of information
  32. 25Duties of adoption agency following placement for adoption
  33. 26Review of child’s case where no placement made within 6 months of permanence order granting authority to adopt being made
  34. Part VIII: CASE RECORDS
  35. 27Information to be kept about adoptions
  36. 28Form and manner in which information is kept
  37. Signature
  38. Schedule 1
  39. Part I: INFORMATION ABOUT PROSPECTIVE ADOPTERS
  40. 1Paragraph 1
  41. 2Paragraph 2
  42. 3Paragraph 3
  43. 4Paragraph 4
  44. 5Paragraph 5
  45. 6Paragraph 6
  46. 7Paragraph 7
  47. 8Paragraph 8
  48. 9Paragraph 9
  49. 10Paragraph 10
  50. 11Paragraph 11
  51. 12Paragraph 12
  52. 13Paragraph 13
  53. 14Paragraph 14
  54. 15Paragraph 15
  55. 16Paragraph 16
  56. 17Paragraph 17
  57. 18Paragraph 18
  58. 19Paragraph 19
  59. 20Paragraph 20
  60. 21Paragraph 21
  61. 22Paragraph 22
  62. 23Paragraph 23
  63. 24Paragraph 24
  64. 25Paragraph 25
  65. 26Paragraph 26
  66. Part II: INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILD
  67. 1Paragraph 1
  68. 2Paragraph 2
  69. 3Paragraph 3
  70. 4Paragraph 4
  71. 5Paragraph 5
  72. 6Paragraph 6
  73. 7Paragraph 7
  74. 8Paragraph 8
  75. 9Paragraph 9
  76. 10Paragraph 10
  77. 11Paragraph 11
  78. 12Paragraph 12
  79. 13Paragraph 13
  80. 14Paragraph 14
  81. 15Paragraph 15
  82. 16Paragraph 16
  83. 17Paragraph 17
  84. 18Paragraph 18
  85. 19Paragraph 19
  86. Part III: INFORMATION ABOUT THE CHILD'S FAMILY
  87. 1Paragraph 1
  88. 2Paragraph 2
  89. 3Paragraph 3
  90. 4Paragraph 4
  91. 5Paragraph 5
  92. 6Paragraph 6
  93. 7Paragraph 7
  94. 8Paragraph 8
  95. 9Paragraph 9
  96. 10Paragraph 10
  97. 11Paragraph 11
  98. 12Paragraph 12
  99. 13Paragraph 13
  100. 14Paragraph 14
  101. 15Paragraph 15
  102. Schedule 2: MEMORANDUM
  103. ADOPTION OF CHILDREN
  104. 1Paragraph 1
  105. 2Paragraph 2
  106. 3Paragraph 3
  107. 4Paragraph 4
  108. 5Paragraph 5
  109. 6Paragraph 6
  110. 7Paragraph 7
  111. 8Paragraph 8
  112. 9Paragraph 9
  113. Schedule 3Schedule 3
  114. Schedule 4Schedule 4
  115. Schedule 5: MEMORANDUM
  116. APPLICATION FOR PERMANENCE ORDER WITH AUTHORITY FOR A CHILD TO BE ADOPTED
  117. 1Paragraph 1
  118. 2Paragraph 2
  119. 3Paragraph 3
  120. 4Paragraph 4
  121. 5Paragraph 5
  122. 6Paragraph 6
  123. 7Paragraph 7
  124. 8Right to apply for a variation of the permanence order
  125. 9Right to apply for a variation of the permanence order
  126. 10Birth records
  127. Schedule 6Schedule 6
  128. Schedule 7Schedule 7
  129. Schedule 8Schedule 8
  130. Explanatory note