# The Adoption Support Agencies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, Regulation 2: Amendment of the Adoption Support Agencies (England) and Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005


(1) The Adoption Support Agencies (England) and Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 (exceptions) is amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4(4)—
(a) for “an individual” substitute “a person”, and
(b) omit “(otherwise than in a partnership with others)”.
(3) After regulation 4(4) insert—
“(5) An undertaking is not an adoption support agency merely because it provides counselling in relation to adoption to a person who has attained the age of 18.”.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2023/1261/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoption-support-agencies-england-amendment-regulations-2023/regulation-2
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