# The Voluntary Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010, Regulation 14: Staffing of agency

Extent: N.I.

The registered provider and the manager shall ensure that there is, having regard to—
(a) the size of the agency and the agency’s statement of purpose; and
(b) the need to safeguard and promote the health and welfare of children who may be or have been placed for adoption—
(i) by the agency; or
(ii) by another adoption agency but with prospective adopters approved by the agency as suitable to be adoptive parents in accordance with the Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 ,
a sufficient number of suitably qualified, competent, and experienced persons working for the purposes of the agency.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2010/289/regulation/14 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/voluntary-adoption-agencies-regulations-northern-ireland-2010/regulation-14
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