Regulation 20 Notifiable eventsI1
Northern Ireland
(1)
If, in relation to an agency, any of the events listed in column 1 of the table in Schedule 4 takes place, the registered provider and the manager shall without delay notify the person indicated in that table.
(2)
Any notification made in accordance with this regulation which is given orally shall be confirmed in writing within 14 days.
(3)
In the table in Schedule 4 —
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“approved by the agency” means approved by the agency as suitable to be an adoptive parent in accordance with the Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989;
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“placing agency” means the adoption agency that placed the child for adoption with the prospective adopter;