# Adoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, Section 40: Reports where child placed by agency

Extent: N.I.
Status: prospective

(1) Where an application for an adoption order relates to a child placed for adoption by an adoption agency, the agency must—
(a) submit to the court a report on the suitability of the applicants and on any other matters relevant to the operation of section 1; and
(b) assist the court in any manner the court directs.
(2) Arrangements may be made by an adoption agency which has placed a child for its functions in relation to that child with respect to—
(a) the report on the suitability of the applicants for adoption; and
(b) any other matters relevant to the operation of section 1,
to be discharged by another adoption agency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2022/18/section/40 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-and-children-act-northern-ireland-2022/section-40
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