{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999/schedule-1/part/chapter-IV/crossheading-article-16/paragraph-1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999/schedule-1/part/chapter-IV/crossheading-article-16/paragraph-1.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/1999/18",
  "legislation_title": "Adoption (Intercountry Aspects) Act 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-intercountry-aspects-act-1999",
  "path": "schedule/1/part/chapter/IV/crossheading/article-16/paragraph/1",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "1",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "If the Central Authority of the State of origin is satisfied that the child is adoptable, it shall—\n(a) prepare a report including information about his or her identity, adoptability, background, social environment, family history, medical history including that of the child’s family, and any special needs of the child;\n(b) give due consideration to the child’s upbringing and to his or her ethnic, religious and cultural background;\n(c) ensure that consents have been obtained in accordance with Article 4; and\n(d) determine, on the basis in particular of the reports relating to the child and the prospective adoptive parents, whether the envisaged placement is in the best interests of the child.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": "prospective",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1999/18/schedule/1/part/chapter/IV/crossheading/article-16/paragraph/1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:55.566406+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."
}