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.