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The Children Act 1989 Representations Procedure (England) Regulations 2006

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Specified functions under the 2002 ActE+W

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4.  For the purposes of section 26(3B) of the Act, specified functions under the 2002 Act are—

(a)the provision of adoption support services as prescribed in regulation 3 of the Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005 M1 (for the purposes of this regulation, “the 2005 Regulations”). But the provision of services prescribed in regulation 3(1)(b) of the 2005 Regulations is only a specified function under this regulation in so far as it is to enable groups of adoptive children to discuss matters relating to adoption and in this sub-paragraph “adoptive child” has the same meaning given in regulation 2 of the 2005 Regulations;

(b)functions under Parts 4 and 5 of the 2005 Regulations in so far as they relate to the adoption support services referred to in sub-paragraph (a);

(c)functions under sections 18 to 29 (placement of children by adoption agency for adoption) of the 2002 Act;

(d)functions under sections 30 to 35 (removal of children who are or may be placed by adoption agencies) of the 2002 Act;

(e)functions under sections 36 to 40 (removal of children in non-agency cases) of the 2002 Act;

(f)functions under Part 3 (duties of adoption agency where the agency is considering adoption for a child), [F1Part 4 (duties of adoption agency in respect of a prospective adopter) in so far as those functions relate to a decision under regulation 27 (pre-assessment decision) that a prospective adopter is not suitable to adopt a child,] Part 5 (duties of adoption agency in respect of a proposed placement of child with prospective adopter), Part 6 (placement and reviews), Part 7 (case records) in so far as those functions relate to a child's case record as defined in regulation 12 of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005 M2, and regulations 46 and 47 (contact) of the Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005;

(g)functions under regulation 10 (requirements applicable in respect of giving parental responsibility prior to adoption abroad) and Chapter 3 (miscellaneous provisions) of Part 3 (adoptions under the Convention) of the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005 M3.

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