{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-information-and-intermediary-services-pre-commencement-adoptions-regulations-2005/regulation-16",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-information-and-intermediary-services-pre-commencement-adoptions-regulations-2005/regulation-16.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/890",
  "legislation_title": "The Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-information-and-intermediary-services-pre-commencement-adoptions-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/16",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "16",
  "heading": "Authorised disclosures",
  "text": "An intermediary agency must treat information obtained or held for the purposes of these Regulations as confidential, but may disclose such information (including information that identifies any person) as is necessary—\n(a) to the Registrar General or to the court for the purpose of obtaining information under regulation ... 13;\n(b) to the appropriate adoption agency for the purposes of ascertaining its views or seeking information under regulation 12;\n(c) to the subject to enable him to make an informed decision under regulation 7;\n(d) to a person providing counselling in connection with an application under these Regulations.\n(e) to the adopted person to enable him to make an informed decision about whether to consent to an application under these Regulations proceeding.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in reg. 16(a) omitted (10.11.2015) by virtue of The Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. 2015/1685), regs. 1, 8"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Reg. 16(e) inserted (31.10.2014) by The Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/2696), regs. 1, 13"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 16 in force at 30.12.2005, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/890/regulation/16",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T05:01:39.538783+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."
}