Regulation 9 Amendment of the Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005

In the Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005^f1 after regulation 18 (fees) insert—

“Transitional provision for adoption support agencies awaiting registration

19.

(1)

This regulation applies where a person carrying on an adoption support agency has applied to the registration authority to be registered in respect of it under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 before 30^th December 2005 and the application has not yet been determined.

(2)

The adoption support agency shall be treated as if it were a registered adoption support agency for the purposes of these Regulations until it is notified whether its application has been finally determined.”.