The Intercountry Adoption (Hague Convention) Regulations 2003

Requirement to notify

7.—(1) The adoption agency must notify a prospective adopter in writing as soon as possible after becoming aware that—

(a)he is not eligible to adopt because he does not meet the requirements of regulation 4; or

(b)he is not suitable to be an adoptive parent by virtue of regulation 6.

(2) In a case to which paragraph (1)(b) applies the notification must specify the conviction, or as the case may be, the caution in question.