{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-service-england-regulations-2003/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-service-england-regulations-2003/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2003/370",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authority Adoption Service (England) Regulations 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-service-england-regulations-2003",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "General requirements",
  "text": "(1) The manager shall, having regard to—\n(a) the size of the local authority and its statement of purpose; and\n(b) the need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who may be, or have been, placed for adoption by the authority,\nmanage the adoption service with sufficient care, competence and skill.\n(2) The manager shall undertake from time to time such training as is appropriate to ensure that he has the experience and skills necessary to manage the adoption service.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "rev in pt",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/3339",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Authority Adoption Service (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005"
    },
    {
      "type": "am",
      "affecting": "uksi/2005/3339",
      "affecting_title": "The Local Authority Adoption Service (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2003/370/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T06:31:44.589532+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}