# The Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005, Regulation 13: Requirements applicable in respect of eligibility and suitability

Extent: E+W

(1) 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.
(2) An adoption agency may not proceed with the pre-assessment process referred to in paragraph (1), unless at the date of that notification—
(a) in the case of a notification by a couple, they have both—
(i) attained the age of 21 years; and
(ii) been habitually resident in a part of the British Islands for a period of not less than one year ending with the date of notification; and
(b) in the case of a notification by one person, he has—
(i) attained the age of 21 years; and
(ii) been habitually resident in a part of the British Islands for a period of not less than one year ending with the date of notification.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/392/regulation/13 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/adoptions-with-a-foreign-element-regulations-2005/regulation-13
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