PART 1Adoption
CHAPTER 2The Adoption Service
The Adoption Service
6Adoption support services: duty to provide information
1
Except in prescribed circumstances, an adoption authority must provide the information specified in subsection (2) to—
a
any person who has contacted the adoption authority to request information about adopting a child;
b
any person who has informed the adoption authority that he or she wishes to adopt a child;
c
any person within the adoption authority’s area who the adoption authority is aware is a parent of an adopted child; and
d
any person within the adoption authority’s area who is a parent of an adopted child and has contacted the adoption authority to request any of the information specified in subsection (2).
2
The information is—
a
information about the adoption support services available to people in the adoption authority’s area;
b
information about the right to request an assessment under section 5 (assessments etc. for adoption support services), and the adoption authority’s duties under that section and regulations made under it; and
c
any other information prescribed by regulations.