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Paragraph 15 Voluntary adoption agencies registerI1

England and Wales Not yet in force

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(1)

In the case of the register relating to voluntary adoption agencies, which of the following categories of voluntary adoption agency is applicable, each category to be indicated by reference to the following code—

domestic adoption services onlyDA
intercountry adoption services onlyICA
domestic and intercountry adoption servicesDICA
domestic adoption services and adoption support servicesDA&AS
intercountry adoption services and adoption support servicesICA&AS
domestic and intercountry adoption services and adoption support servicesDICA&AS
(2)

For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)—

  • “adoption support services” has the same meaning as in section 2(6) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002f1;

  • “domestic adoption services” means services in relation to adoptions other than intercountry adoptions;

  • “domestic and intercountry adoption services” means domestic adoption services and intercountry adoption services;

  • “intercountry adoption” means—

    1. (a)

      the adoption of a child habitually resident in the British Islands by prospective adopters habitually resident outside the British Islands; or

    2. (b)

      the adoption of a child habitually resident outside the British Islands; and

  • “intercountry adoption services” means services in relation to intercountry adoptions.

Annotations

Commencement

I1

Sch. 5 para. 15 in force at 1.10.2010, see reg. 1(1)

Footnotes

f1

2002 c.38.