Explanatory note

These Regulations are made under the Adoption Act 1976. They apply to England only.

Regulation 11A of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983 (“the 1983 Regulations”) is amended by the Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) Regulations 2004 (“the 2004 Regulations”) to take account of the provision made in the Adoption Act 1976 and the 2004 Regulations for the review of a qualifying determination by an independent panel. Regulation 2 of these Regulations amends regulation 11A(5A) of the 1983 Regulations in relation to the information which an adoption agency is required to send to the Secretary of State.

Regulation 12 of the 2004 Regulations includes provision for a panel constituted under Part 2 of those Regulations to make orders for costs to be paid by an adoption agency. In error, an intended reference to “the panel” in that regulation 12 was to “the adoption panel”. Regulation 3 of these Regulations corrects that defect.

These Regulations do not impose any costs on business.