# The Scotland’s Adoption Register Regulations 2016, Regulation 5: Information about prospective adopters to be provided for inclusion in Register


(1) This regulation applies where—
(a) an adoption agency mentioned in paragraph (a) of the definition of “adoption agency” in section 119(1) of the Act decides under the 2009 Regulations that a person is suitable to be an adoptive parent; and
(b) the agency has obtained the written consent of the person to information being provided to the Scottish Ministers under this regulation for inclusion in the Register.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the agency must, no later than 3 months beginning with the date of the decision mentioned at paragraph (1)(a), provide to the Scottish Ministers for inclusion in the Register the information set out in Schedule 2 to these Regulations in respect of the person.
(3) The requirement at paragraph (2) does not apply where an adoption panel has, at the date of the adoption agency decision mentioned in paragraph (1)(a) or at any time during the period of 3 months mentioned in paragraph (2), recommended, under the 2009 Regulations, that the person would be a suitable adoptive parent for a particular child.
(4) Where, after information is provided under this regulation for inclusion in the Register, an adoption agency becomes aware of any change to the information, the agency must notify the Scottish Ministers of that change as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(5) Where a child is placed for adoption by an adoption agency with a person in respect of whom information has been provided under this regulation, the adoption agency must notify the Scottish Ministers as soon as is reasonably practicable.
(6) Where, after information is provided under this regulation, it is decided that the person in respect of whom the information was provided is no longer suitable to be an adoptive parent, an adoption agency must as soon as is reasonably practicable—
(a) notify the Scottish Ministers of that; and
(b) inform the Scottish Ministers of the reason for this decision.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2016/9780111030882/regulation/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-scotlands-adoption-register-regulations-2016/regulation-5
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