The Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005

[F1 Provision of information E+W

2A.— (1) In addition to the information specified in section 4B(2)(a) to (c) of the Act, a local authority must provide the following information to the persons listed in section 4B(1) of that Act:

(a) the address and phone number of the local authority’s adoption support services adviser appointed under regulation 6;

(b) the address and phone number of the web based information service supported and funded by the Department for Education to provide information to the public about adoption and the adoption process in England;

(c) information about the availability of assessments for adoption support services for persons who are outside the area of the local authority;

(d) where appropriate, information about priority in school admissions for looked after children (including those placed for adoption) and adopted children as set out in the School Admissions Code issued under section 84 of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998;

(e) information about the right to make a representation (including a complaint) under the Children Act 1989 Representations Procedure (England) Regulations 2006(1);

(f) information about the procedure under section 26B of the Local Government Act 1974(2), for making a complaint to the Local Government Ombudsman; and

(g) information about any other relevant services provided by the local authority.

(2) A local authority must also provide the following information to the persons listed in section 4B(1)(a) and (b) of the Act—

(a) details of where to find information about statutory adoption pay and statutory adoption leave; and

(b) information about a prospective adopter’s right to receive the child’s permanence report (prepared in accordance with regulation 17 of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005(3)), including a summary of the medical adviser’s report on the health of the child, in accordance with regulation 31 those Regulations.]

Textual Amendments

F1 Pt. 1A inserted (25.7.2014) by The Adoption Support Services (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/1563), regs. 1(1), 4

(1)

1977 c. 49.

(2)

2002 c. 21.

(3)

See section 66(1)(c) of the Act for the meaning of “Convention adoption”.