Regulation 2 Interpretation

In these Regulations—

• “adoption agency” (“asiantaeth fabwysiadu”) has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

• “adoption panel” (“panel mabwysiadu”) means a panel established in accordance with regulation 3 of the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005^f1

• “adoption service” (“gwasanaeth mabwysiadu”) means the discharge by a local authority of relevant adoption functions within the meaning of section 43(3)(a) of the Care Standards Act 2000;

• “adoption support services advisor” (“cynghorydd gwasanaethau cymorth mabwsyiadu”) means the person appointed pursuant to regulation 6 of the Adoption Support Services (Local Authorities) (Wales) Regulations 2005^f2.

• “appropriate office” (“swyddfa briodol”) means in relation to a local authority adoption service—

  1. (a)

     if an office controlled by the National Assembly has been specified by it as the appropriate office in relation to that local authority, that office;

  2. (b)

     in any other case, any office of the National Assembly;

• “child’s case record” (“cofnod achos plentyn”) has the meaning given to it in regulation 6;

• “children’s guide” (“arweiniad plant”) means the written guide produced in accordance with regulation 4;

• “guardian” (“gwarcheidwad”) has the meaning given to it in section 5 of the Children Act 1989;

• “Local Safeguarding Children Board” means the board established under s31 of the Children Act 2004;

• “manager” (“rheolwr”) is to be construed in accordance with regulation 10;

• “National Assembly” (“Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales;

• “social worker” (“gweithiwr cymdeithasol”) means a person who is registered in the register for social workers maintained in accordance with section 56 of the 2000 Act;

• “statement of purpose” (“datganiad o ddiben”) means the written statement compiled in accordance with regulation 3(1);

• “the 2000 Act” (“Deddf 2000”) means the Care Standards Act 2000^f3;

• “the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”)means the Adoption and Children Act 2002^f4;

• “the 2005 Adoption Agencies Regulations” (“Rheoliadau Asiantaethau Mabwysiadu 2005”) means the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005^f5

• “working days” (“dyddiau gwaith”) means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas Day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday within the meaning of the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971^f6

In these Regulations, a reference—

in these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, references to employing a person include—

and references to an employee or to a person being employed are to be construed accordingly.