# The Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) Regulations 2005, Regulation 2: Interpretation


In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;
“the Agencies Regulations” means the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005;
“adoption panel” means a panel constituted in accordance with regulation 3 of the Agencies Regulations;
“applicant” means—
(a) in the case of a suitability determination, a prospective adopter;
(b) in the case of a disclosure determination, a relevant person within the meaning of regulation 15(7) of the Disclosure Regulations;
“the central list” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 4;
“disclosure determination” means a qualifying determination described in regulation 15(1) of the Disclosure Regulations;
“the Disclosure Regulations” means the Disclosure of Adoption Information (Post-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005;
“panel” means a panel constituted in accordance with regulation 4(1);
“prospective adopter’s report” means a report prepared in accordance with regulation 25 of the Agencies Regulations;
“qualifying determination” means a determination described in regulation 3 of these Regulations or regulation 15(1) of the Disclosure Regulations for the purposes of section 12(2) of the Act;
“review meeting” means a meeting convened in accordance with regulation 11 for the purposes of reviewing a qualifying determination;
“social worker” means a person who is registered as a social worker in a register maintained by the General Social Care Council or the Care Council for Wales under section 56 of the Care Standards Act 2000 or in a corresponding register maintained under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland; and
“suitability determination” means a qualifying determination described in regulation 3.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/3332/regulation/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/independent-review-of-determinations-adoption-regulations-2005/regulation-2
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