The Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005

Regulation 30(1)

[F1 PART 3 E+W Information to be provided during stage 2

Textual Amendments

F1 Schs. 4, 4A substituted for Sch. 4 (1.7.2013) by The Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/985), regs. 1, 9

Information about the prospective adopter E+W

1.   A photograph and physical description.

2.   Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background.

3.   Religious persuasion.

4.   Relationship (if any) to the child.

5.   A description of the prospective adopter’s personality and interests.

6.   A family tree with details of the prospective adopter, the prospective adopter’s siblings and any children of the prospective adopter, with their ages (or ages at death).

7.   A chronology of the prospective adopter from birth.

8.   The observations of the prospective adopter about their own experience of being parented and how this has influenced them.

9.   Details of any experience the prospective adopter has had of caring for children (including as a parent, step-parent, foster parent, child minder or prospective adopter) and an assessment of the prospective adopter’s ability in this respect.

10.   Any other information which indicates how the prospective adopter and anybody else living in the prospective adopter’s household is likely to relate to a child placed for adoption with the prospective adopter.

Wider Family E+W

11.   A description of the wider family of the prospective adopter and their role and importance to the prospective adopter and their likely role and importance to a child placed for adoption with the prospective adopter.

Information about the home etc of the prospective adopter E+W

12.   Information about the prospective adopter’s home and the neighbourhood in which the prospective adopter lives.

13.   Information about the local community of the prospective adopter, including the degree of the family’s integration with its peer groups, friendships and social networks.

Education and employment E+W

14.   Details of the prospective adopter’s educational history and attainments and the prospective adopter’s views about how this has influenced them.

15.   Details of the prospective adopter’s employment history and the observations of the prospective adopter about how this has influenced them.

16.   The current employment of the prospective adopter and the prospective adopter’s views about achieving a balance between employment and child care.

Income E+W

17.   Details of the prospective adopter’s income and expenditure.

Other information E+W

18.   Information about the prospective adopter’s capacity to—

(a) provide for a child’s needs, particularly emotional and behavioural development needs;

(b) share a child’s history and associated emotional issues; and

(c) understand and support a child through possible feelings of loss and trauma.

19.   The prospective adopter’s—

(a) reasons for wishing to adopt a child;

(b) views and feelings about adoption and its significance;

(c) views about their parenting capacity;

(d) views about parental responsibility and what it means;

(e) views about a suitable home environment for a child;

(f) views about the importance and value of education;

(g) views and feelings about the importance of a child’s religious and cultural upbringing; and

(h) views and feelings about contact.

20.   The views of other members of the prospective adopter’s household and wider family in relation to adoption.

21.   Any other relevant information which might assist the adoption panel or the adoption agency.]