The Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005 No. 392

PART 3 E+W ADOPTIONS UNDER THE CONVENTION

CHAPTER 1 E+W REQUIREMENTS, PROCEDURE, RECOGNITION AND EFFECT OF ADOPTIONS WHERE THE UNITED KINGDOM IS THE RECEIVING STATE

Review and termination of approval E+W

17.  The adoption agency must review the approval of each prospective adopter in accordance with [F1 regulation 30D] of the Agencies Regulations or corresponding Welsh provision unless the agency has received written notification from the relevant Central Authority that the agreement under Article 17(c) of the Convention(1) has been made.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 17 substituted (1.7.2013) by The Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/985), reg. 1, Sch. para. 2(8)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 17 in force at 30.12.2005, see reg. 1(1)

(1)

Article 17 sets out the conditions which must be satisfied before a decision is made by the State of origin that a child may be placed with prospective adopters. The condition in Article 17(c) is that the Central Authorities of the State of origin and receiving State have agreed that the adoption may proceed.