Regulation 12A 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 2014F1
This regulation applies where a decision has been made to place a child in accordance with regulation 28 of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (Wales) Regulations 2015 (temporary approval of a particular prospective adopter as a foster parent).
The adoption agency must—
notify the prospective adopter in writing of the decision to place the child with the prospective adopter; and
explain the decision to the child in an appropriate manner, having regard to the child’s age and understanding.
For the purposes of this regulation “placed” (“lleoli”) means placed in accordance with section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 where a local authority is satisfied, in accordance with section 81(11) of that Act, that the child ought to be placed for adoption with a particular prospective adopter who has been granted temporary approval as a foster parent.