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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-service-wales-regulations-2007/regulation-2",
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  "legislation": "wsi/2007/1357",
  "legislation_title": "The Local Authority Adoption Service (Wales) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/local-authority-adoption-service-wales-regulations-2007",
  "path": "regulation/2",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "Interpretation",
  "text": "(1) In these Regulations—\n“adoption agency” (“asiantaeth fabwysiadu”) has the meaning given in section 2(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002;\n“adoption panel” (“panel mabwysiadu”) means a panel established in accordance with regulation 3 of the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005\n“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;\n“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.\n“appropriate office” (“swyddfa briodol”) means in relation to a local authority adoption service—\n(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;\n(b) in any other case, any office of the National Assembly;\n“child’s case record” (“cofnod achos plentyn”) has the meaning given to it in regulation 6;\n“children’s guide” (“arweiniad plant”) means the written guide produced in accordance with regulation 4;\n“guardian” (“gwarcheidwad”) has the meaning given to it in section 5 of the Children Act 1989;\n“Local Safeguarding Children Board” means the board established under s31 of the Children Act 2004;\n“manager” (“rheolwr”) is to be construed in accordance with regulation 10;\n“National Assembly” (“Cynulliad Cenedlaethol”) means the National Assembly for Wales;\n“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;\n“statement of purpose” (“datganiad o ddiben”) means the written statement compiled in accordance with regulation 3(1);\n“the 2000 Act” (“Deddf 2000”) means the Care Standards Act 2000;\n“the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”)means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;\n“the 2005 Adoption Agencies Regulations” (“Rheoliadau Asiantaethau Mabwysiadu 2005”) means the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005\n“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\n(2) In these Regulations, a reference—\n(a) to a numbered regulation or Schedule is to the regulation in, or Schedule to, these Regulations bearing that number;\n(b) in a regulation or Schedule to a numbered paragraph, is to the paragraph in that regulation or Schedule bearing that number;\n(c) in a paragraph to a lettered or numbered sub-paragraph is to the sub-paragraph in that paragraph bearing that letter or number.\n(3) in these Regulations, unless the contrary intention appears, references to employing a person include—\n(a) employing a person whether or not for payment;\n(b) employing a person under a contract of service or a contract for services; and\n(c) allowing a person to work as a volunteer;\nand references to an employee or to a person being employed are to be construed accordingly.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "S.I. 2005/1313 (W.95)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "S.I. 2005/1512 (W.116)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f3",
      "text": "2000c.14"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f4",
      "text": "2002 c. 38"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f5",
      "text": "O.S. 2005/1512 (Cy.116)"
    },
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f6",
      "text": "1971 c. 80"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [
    {
      "type": "words omitted",
      "affecting": "wsi/2016/211",
      "affecting_title": "The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016"
    },
    {
      "type": "words inserted",
      "affecting": "wsi/2016/211",
      "affecting_title": "The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2016"
    },
    {
      "type": "words substituted",
      "affecting": "wsi/2017/52",
      "affecting_title": "The Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (Consequential Amendments to Secondary Legislation) Regulations 2017"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2007/1357/regulation/2",
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  "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."
}