PART 4MISCELLANEOUS
OffenceI217
An intermediary agency that discloses information in contravention of regulation 7 without reasonable excuse is guilty of an offence and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
FeesI118
1
An intermediary agency may charge the applicant any fee it determines is reasonable in connection with the processing of an application under these Regulations.
2
An intermediary agency may charge a person mentioned in regulation 10(1) such fee as it determines is reasonable in respect of—
a
the provision of counselling services for that person; or
b
making arrangements to secure counselling where the counselling is provided by a person outside the United Kingdom.
F23
The Registrar General may charge an intermediary agency the following fees in connection with requests for information under regulation 13—
a
£36 for processing an initial request for information (whether or not information is provided);
b
£14 for providing information in response to any subsequent request made in relation to the same applicant.
4
An adoption agency may charge an intermediary agency such fee as it determines is reasonable for providing information or giving its views in accordance with a request under regulation 12.
5
A court may charge an intermediary agency a fee not exceeding £20 for providing information under regulation 15.
F1Transitional provision for adoption support agencies awaiting registration19
1
This regulation applies where a person carrying on an adoption support agency has applied to the registration authority to be registered in respect of it under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 before 30th December 2005 and the application has not yet been determined.
2
The adoption support agency shall be treated as if it were a registered adoption support agency for the purposes of these Regulations until it is notified whether its application has been finally determined.