# The Local Authority Adoption Service (England) Regulations 2003, Regulation 14: Arrangements for absence of manager


Each local authority shall establish a system to ensure that where the manager proposes to be or is absent from the authority for a continuous period of 28 days or more, an identified person is responsible for the management of the adoption service until such time as the manager returns or (as the case may be) a new manager is appointed by the authority.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/370/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-service-england-regulations-2003/regulation-14
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