The Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) (Wales) Regulations 2006

Interpretation

2.  In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

“the Agencies Regulations” means the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005(1);

“adoption panel” means a panel constituted in accordance with regulation 3 of the Agencies Regulations;

“applicant” means—

(a)

in the case of a suitability determination, a prospective adopter;

(b)

in the case of a disclosure determination, a relevant person within the meaning of regulation 13A(7) of the Disclosure Regulations;

“the central list” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 4;

“disclosure determination” means a qualifying determination described in regulation 13A(1) of the Disclosure Regulations(2);

“the Disclosure Regulations” means the Access to Information (Post-Commencement Adoptions) (Wales) Regulations 2005(3);

“the Independent Review Regulations 2005” means the Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) (Wales) Regulations 2006(4);

“the National Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;

“panel” means a panel constituted in accordance with regulation 4(1);

“qualifying determination” means a determination described in regulation 3;

“review meeting” means a meeting convened in accordance with regulation 13 for the purposes of reviewing a qualifying determination;

“social worker” means a person who is registered as a social worker in a register maintained by the General Social Care Council or the Care Council for Wales under section 56 of the Care Standards Act 2000(5) or in a corresponding register maintained under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland; and

“suitability determination” means a qualifying determination described in regulation 3(a).

(1)

S.I. 2005/1313.

(2)

Regulation 13A (1) of the Disclosure Regulations specifies the following determinations by the appropriate adoption agency in relation to an application under section 61 of the Act (a) not to proceed with an application from any person for the disclosure of protected information; (b) to disclose information to an applicant when that person has withheld consent to the disclosure of the information; and (c) not to disclose information about a person to the applicant where that person has given consent to the disclosure of information.

(3)

S.I. 2005/2689.

(4)

2005/1891 (W.147).

(5)

Care Standards Act 2000 Ch 14