The Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005

Applicable requirements in respect of an adoption agency before the child enters the United Kingdom

22.  Where the adoption agency is informed by the relevant Central Authority that the agreement under Article 17(c) of the Convention has been made and the adoption may proceed, before the child enters the United Kingdom that agency must—

(a) send the prospective adopter’s general practitioner written notification of the proposed placement and send with that notification a written report of the child’s health history and current state of health, so far as it is known;

(b) send the local authority (if that authority is not the adoption agency) and the Primary Care Trust or Local Health Board (Wales), in whose area the prospective adopter has his home, written notification of the proposed arrival of the child into England or Wales; and

(c) where the child is of compulsory school age, send the local education authority, in whose area the prospective adopter has his home, written notification of the proposed arrival of the child into England or Wales and information about the child’s educational history if known and whether he is likely to be assessed for special educational needs under the Education Act 1996(1).

(1)

1996 c. 56.