Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

• “the 2000 Act” means the Care Standards Act 2000^f1;

• “the Adoption Agencies Regulations” means the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005^f2;

• “the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations” means the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005^f3;

• “corresponding Welsh provision”, in relation to the Adoption Agencies Regulations or to a regulation of the Adoption Agencies Regulations, means the provision of regulations made by the Assembly under section 9 of the Act which corresponds to, as the case may be, the Adoption Agencies Regulations or to that regulation of the Adoption Agencies Regulations;

• “Council” means either the English Council or the Welsh Council and “the English Council” and “the Welsh Council” have the same meaning as in section 54 of the 2000 Act;

• “pre-adoption report” means a report prepared otherwise than in accordance with the Adoption Agencies Regulations or corresponding Welsh provision at the request of a relevant foreign authority following the placement for adoption of a child from the country in which that authority performs its functions and prior to that child’s adoption and includes a report prepared in accordance with regulation 29(2) of the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations;

• “post-adoption report” means a report prepared otherwise than in accordance with the Adoption Agencies Regulations or corresponding Welsh provision at the request of a relevant foreign authority following the adoption of a child from the country in which that authority performs its functions;

• “relevant foreign authority” has the meaning given in regulation 2 of the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations; and

• “social worker” means a person who is registered in—

  1. (a)

     the register for social workers maintained in accordance with section 56 of the 2000 Act;

  2. (b)

     the register maintained by the Scottish Social Services Council under section 44 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001^f4; or

  3. (c)

     the register maintained by the Northern Ireland Social Care Council under section 3 of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001^f5.