{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-allowance-regulations-1991/regulation-5",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-allowance-regulations-1991/regulation-5.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1991/2030",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption Allowance Regulations 1991",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-allowance-regulations-1991",
  "path": "regulation/5",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "5",
  "heading": "Information about allowances",
  "text": "After a decision has been made to pay an allowance, the adoption agency shall notify the adopters in writing of the following—\n(a) the method of the determination of the amount of the allowance;\n(b) the amount of the allowance as initially determined;\n(c) the date of the first payment of the allowance;\n(d) the method of payment of the allowance and frequency with which and the period for which payment will be made;\n(e) the arrangements and procedure for review, variation and termination of the allowance;\n(f) the responsibilities of—\n(i) the agency under regulation 6, and\n(ii) the adopters pursuant to their agreement under paragraph (4) of regulation 2,\nin respect of the allowance in the event of a change in circumstances of the adopters or the child.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1991/2030/regulation/5",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T14:38:19.123411+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}