# The Local Authority Adoption Service (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 10: Staffing of agency


Each local authority shall ensure that there is, having regard to—
(a) the size of the authority and its statement of purpose; and
(b) the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who may be, or have been, placed for adoption by the authority,
a sufficient number of suitably qualified, competent, and experienced persons working for the purposes of the adoption service.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/370/regulation/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-service-england-regulations-2003/regulation-10
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