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There are currently no known outstanding effects for the The Children Act 1989 Representations Procedure (England) Regulations 2006, Section 4.
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Specified functions under the 2002 ActE+W
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4. For the purposes of section 26(3B) of the Act, specified functions under the 2002 Act are—
(a)the provision of adoption support services as prescribed in regulation 3 of the Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005 (for the purposes of this regulation, “the 2005 Regulations”). But the provision of services prescribed in regulation 3(1)(b) of the 2005 Regulations is only a specified function under this regulation in so far as it is to enable groups of adoptive children to discuss matters relating to adoption and in this sub-paragraph “adoptive child” has the same meaning given in regulation 2 of the 2005 Regulations;
(b)functions under Parts 4 and 5 of the 2005 Regulations in so far as they relate to the adoption support services referred to in sub-paragraph (a);
(c)functions under sections 18 to 29 (placement of children by adoption agency for adoption) of the 2002 Act;
(d)functions under sections 30 to 35 (removal of children who are or may be placed by adoption agencies) of the 2002 Act;
(e)functions under sections 36 to 40 (removal of children in non-agency cases) of the 2002 Act;
(f)functions under Part 3 (duties of adoption agency where the agency is considering adoption for a child), [Part 4 (duties of adoption agency in respect of a prospective adopter) in so far as those functions relate to a decision under regulation 27 (pre-assessment decision) that a prospective adopter is not suitable to adopt a child,] Part 5 (duties of adoption agency in respect of a proposed placement of child with prospective adopter), Part 6 (placement and reviews), Part 7 (case records) in so far as those functions relate to a child's case record as defined in regulation 12 of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005 , and regulations 46 and 47 (contact) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005;
(g)functions under regulation 10 (requirements applicable in respect of giving parental responsibility prior to adoption abroad) and Chapter 3 (miscellaneous provisions) of Part 3 (adoptions under the Convention) of the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005 .
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