PART 3CONDUCT OF LOCAL AUTHORITY ADOPTION SERVICE
Employment of staff13
1
Each local authority must—
a
ensure that all permanent appointments made by the authority for the purposes of the adoption service are subject to the satisfactory completion of a period of probation; and
b
provide all employees employed by the authority for the purposes of their adoption service with a job description outlining their responsibilities.
2
The authority must ensure that all persons employed by the authority for the purposes of the adoption service—
a
receive appropriate training, supervision and appraisal; and
b
are enabled from time to time to obtain further qualifications appropriate to the work they perform.