The Adoption Agencies (Panel and Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2012

Amendment of the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

10.  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..