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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Voluntary Adoption Agencies (Amendment) Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 30th December 2005.
2.—(1) The Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 1(2) (interpretation)—
(a)for the definition of “agency” substitute—
““agency” means a registered adoption society(2);”; and
(b)insert in the appropriate places—
““2002 Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;”; and
““adoption support services” means, in addition to the services set out in section 2(6)(a) of the 2002 Act, the services prescribed for the purposes of section 2(6)(b) of that Act—
(3) In regulations 10(1)(a)(ii) (arrangements for the protection of children), 13(b)(ii) (staffing of agency) and 19(3) (notifiable events - definition of “approved by the agency”) for “Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983” substitute “Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005(5) or the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005(6)”.
(4) There is inserted after Part 4, the Part 4A set out in the Schedule to these Regulations.
(5) In Schedule 1 (information to be included in statement of purpose) insert after paragraph 7—
“7A. Where an agency may provide adoption support services a description of the adoption support services provided by the agency and the procedure for assessing needs for adoption support services.”
(6) In Schedule 3 (staff records) insert after paragraph 5—
“5A. Where an agency may provide adoption support services, qualifications relevant to, and experience of, working with adults and children receiving adoption support services.”.
Maria Eagle
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education and Skills
3rd December 2005
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998.
Dafydd Elis-Thomas
Presiding Officer National Assembly for Wales
29th November 2005
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