In these Regulations—

• “the Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

• “the Agencies Regulations” means the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 20052;

• “adoption panel” means a panel constituted in accordance with regulation 3 of the Agencies Regulations;

• “applicant” means—

  1. a

     in the case of a suitability determination, a prospective adopter;

  2. b

     in the case of a disclosure determination, a relevant person within the meaning of regulation 13A(7) of the Disclosure Regulations;

• “the central list” is to be construed in accordance with regulation 4;

• “disclosure determination” means a qualifying determination described in regulation 13A(1) of the Disclosure Regulations3;

• “the Disclosure Regulations” means the Access to Information (Post-Commencement Adoptions) (Wales) Regulations 20054;

• “the Independent Review Regulations 2005” means the Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) (Wales) Regulations 20065;

• “the National Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales;

• “panel” means a panel constituted in accordance with regulation 4(1);

• “qualifying determination” means a determination described in regulation 3;

• “review meeting” means a meeting convened in accordance with regulation 13 for the purposes of reviewing a qualifying determination;

• “social worker” means a person who is registered as a social worker in a register maintained by the General Social Care Council or the Care Council for Wales under section 56 of the Care Standards Act 20006 or in a corresponding register maintained under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland; and

• “suitability determination” means a qualifying determination described in regulation 3(a).