PART 1E+WINTRODUCTORY

Citation, commencement and applicationE+W

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005 and shall come into force on 30th December 2005.

(2) These Regulations apply to England only.

Commencement Information

I1Reg. 1 in force at 30.12.2005, see reg. 1(1)

InterpretationE+W

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

“adoptive child” means—

(a)

a child who has been adopted or in respect of whom a person has given notice of his intention to adopt under section 44 of the Act; or

(b)

a child whom an adoption agency has matched with a prospective adopter or placed for adoption;

“adoptive parent” means—

(a)

a person who has adopted a child or has given notice under section 44 of the Act of his intention to adopt a child; or

(b)

a person with whom an adoption agency has matched a child or has placed a child for adoption;

“agency adoptive child” means—

(a)

a child who has been adopted after having been placed for adoption by an adoption agency; or

(b)

a child whom an adoption agency has matched with a prospective adopter or placed for adoption;

(c)

a child whose adoptive parent has been a local authority foster parent in relation to him (unless the local authority oppose the adoption);

“child” means (subject to paragraph (2)) a person who has not attained the age of 18;

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“income support” means income support under Part VII of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992(1);

[F2“integrated care board” means an integrated care board established under Chapter A3 of Part 2 of the National Health Service Act 2006;]

“jobseeker’s allowance” has the same meaning as in the Jobseekers Act 1995(2);

“local authority foster parent” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989(3);

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“Local Health Board” means a Local Health Board established by the National Assembly for Wales under section 16BA of the National Health Service Act 1977(4);

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[F5“looked after child” means a child referred to in section 22(1) of the Children Act 1989;]

“related person” in relation to an adoptive child means—

(a)

a relative within the meaning of section 144(1) of the Act; or

(b)

any person with whom the adoptive child has a relationship which appears to the local authority to be beneficial to the welfare of the child having regard to the matters referred to in sub-paragraphs (i) to (iii) of section 1(4)(f) of the Act;

[F5“statutory adoption leave” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Paternity and Adoption Leave Regulations 2002;]

[F5“statutory adoption pay” means payments payable in accordance with Part 12ZB of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992;]

“tax credit” has the same meaning as in the Tax Credits Act 2002(5);

[F6“universal credit” means universal credit under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012].

(2) In any case where—

(a)a person has attained the age of 18 years and is in full-time education or training; and

(b)immediately before he attained the age of 18 years—

(i)he was an adoptive child; and

(ii)financial support was payable in relation to him,

the definition of “child” shall, for the purposes of the continued provision of financial support and any review of financial support, have effect in relation to him as if he had not attained the age of 18 years.

(3) For the purposes of these Regulations a child has been matched with a prospective adopter if an adoption agency is considering placing the child for adoption with that person.

Textual Amendments

F3Words in reg. 2(1) omitted (5.5.2010) by virtue of The Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) (Local and Subordinate Legislation) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/1172), art. 1(1), Sch. 3 para. 55(2)

Commencement Information

I2Reg. 2 in force at 30.12.2005, see reg. 1(1)