Regulation 13 Requirements applicable in respect of eligibility and suitabilityI1

A couple or a person who wishes to adopt a child habitually resident in a Convention country outside the British Islands must notify the agency that they want to adopt a child, and give the agency any information it may require for the purposes of the pre-assessment process set out in Part 4 of the Agencies Regulations or corresponding Welsh provision.

F2An adoption agency F3may not proceed with the pre-assessment process referred to in paragraph (1), unless at the date of that notification—