The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Regulations 2003

Procedural requirements following a Convention adoption order or Convention adoption

22.—(1) Where a Convention adoption order is made by a court in England or Wales, the court must send a copy of that order to the relevant Central Authority.

(2) On receipt of an order under paragraph (1), the relevant Central Authority must issue a certificate in the form set out in Schedule 2 certifying that the adoption has been made in accordance with the Convention.

(3) A copy of the certificate issued under paragraph (2) must be sent to—

(a) the CA of the State of origin;

(b) the adoptive parents; and

(c) the adoption agency and, if different, the relevant local authority.

(4) Where the relevant Central Authority receive a certificate under Article 23(1) of the Convention in respect of a Convention adoption made in that Convention country, the relevant Central Authority must send a copy of that certificate to—

(a) the adoptive parents; and

(b) the adoption agency.

(1)

Article 23 provides that an adoption certificate certified by the competent authority of the State as having been made in accordance with the Convention shall be recognised by other contracting States. The certificate must specify when and by whom the agreement that the adoption could proceed was given.