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.