Regulation 4 Search and inspection of the register by prospective adopters

P has provided written confirmation to the Secretary of State that they undertake to comply with the requirements set out in regulation 5; and

the Secretary of State is satisfied that P has not on any occasion failed to comply with any of the requirements set out in regulation 5.

P has obtained written confirmation from the appropriate adoption agency that P is willing to have placed with them a child for whom a local authority in England is considering adoption; and

P has provided that written confirmation to the Secretary of State.

“appropriate adoption agency” means the adoption agency that approved P as suitable to adopt a child under regulation 30B(4) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005^f2; and

“placed” means placed under section 22C of the Children Act 1989^f3 with a local authority foster parent who is also an approved prospective adopter following consideration under section 22C(9B)(c) of that Act.

C’s date of birth;

C’s gender;

C’s nationality;

C’s racial origin;

the local authority area in which C lives;

C’s first language and details of any other languages spoken;

C’s religious persuasion if any (including details of any baptism, confirmation or equivalent ceremonies) and whether C practises their religion;

whether the adoption agency intends to place C for adoption with C’s siblings and if so how many and the date of birth of each sibling;

C’s state of health including C’s physical, emotional and mental health and any anticipated future problems;

details of any adoption support needs that C has been assessed as having under section 4 of the Act (including those relating to C’s health) and any adoption support services^f4 being provided by the local authority or that the local authority has agreed to provide; and

where available—

“identifying information” about a person means information which, whether taken on its own or together with other information disclosed by the Secretary of State, identifies the person or enables the person to be identified; and

“video recording” means a recording, in any form, from which a moving image may by any means be reproduced and includes data stored on a computer disc or by other electronic means which is capable of conversion into a moving image.