Regulation 14 Procedure for assessmentI1

the needs of the person being assessed and how these might be met;

the needs of the adoptive family and how these might be met;

the needs, including developmental needs, of the adoptive child and how these might be met;

the parenting capacity of the adoptive parent;

wider family and environmental factors;

in the case of a child who is, or was, placed for adoption or matched for adoption, the circumstances that led to the child being so placed or matched; and

any previous assessment of needs for adoption support services undertaken in relation to the person in question.

where they consider it appropriate to do so, interview the person and, where the person is an adoptive child, his adoptive parents; and

prepare a written report of the assessment.