Amendment of the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 200510

In regulation 38—

a

in paragraph (2) at the start insert “In a case falling within regulation 17(2C) of the Agencies Regulations or the corresponding Welsh provision,”,

b

in paragraph (2) for “17(2)” substitute “17(2D)”, and

c

after paragraph (2) insert—

3

In a case falling within regulation 17(2) of the Agencies Regulations or the corresponding Welsh provision, the adoption agency must consider—

a

if received, the Article 15 Report; and

b

their observations on that Report together with the reports and information referred to in regulation 17(2D) of the Agencies Regulations or the corresponding Welsh provision

in deciding whether the child should be placed for adoption in accordance with the Convention.