Part 3Miscellaneous and final provisions

Chapter 1Miscellaneous

Adoption and Children Act Register

I1125 Adoption and Children Act Register

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F2The Secretary of State may establish and maintain a register, to be called the Adoption and Children Act Register, containing—

a

prescribed information about children who are suitable for adoptionF6, children for whom a local authority in England are considering adoption and prospective adopters who are suitable to adopt a child,

b

prescribed information about persons included in the register in pursuance of paragraph (a) in respect of things occurring after their inclusion.

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Regulations may provide that the register may contain—

a

prescribed information about children who a Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish adoption agency is satisfied are suitable for adoption,

b

prescribed information about prospective adopters who a Welsh, Scottish or Northern Irish adoption agency is satisfied are suitable to adopt a child,

c

prescribed information about persons included in the register in pursuance of paragraph (a) or (b) in respect of things occurring after their inclusion.

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For the purpose of giving assistance in finding persons with whom children may be placed for purposes other than adoption, F4regulations may—

a

provide for the register to contain information about such persons and the children who may be placed with them, and

b

apply any of the other provisions of this group of sections (that is, this section and sections 126 to 131), with or without modifications.

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The register is not to be open to public inspection or search F7(subject to regulations under section 128A).

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F5Regulations may make provision about the retention of information in the register.

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Information is to be kept in the register in any form the Secretary of State considers appropriate.