Amendments to the Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 20055

In regulation 12 (contacting the appropriate adoption agency)—

a

for paragraph (2) substitute—

2

The steps referred to in paragraph (1) may include—

a

requesting in writing from the Registrar General any information under regulation 13 that may be relevant for that purpose;

b

requesting in writing from the court that made the adoption order information about the identity of the appropriate adoption agency;

c

making enquiries of the local authority for the area where the adoption took place.

b

in paragraph (3) after “the intermediary agency must” insert “take all reasonable steps to”;

c

in paragraph (4) after “from it under paragraph (3)” insert “or under corresponding Welsh provision”;

d

after paragraph (4) insert—

5

“Intermediary agency” for the purposes of paragraph (4) includes an intermediary agency as defined under corresponding Welsh provision.