# The Restriction on the Preparation of Adoption Reports Regulations 2005, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;
“the 2000 Act” means the Care Standards Act 2000;
“the Adoption Agencies Regulations” means the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005;
“the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations” means the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005;
“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—
(a) the register for social workers maintained in accordance with section 56 of the 2000 Act;
(b) the register maintained by the Scottish Social Services Council under section 44 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001; or
(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.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2005/0110723473/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-restriction-on-the-preparation-of-adoption-reports-regulations-2005/regulation-2
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