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PART 3Establishments and agencies — children

Amendment to the Local Authority Adoption Service (Wales) Regulations 2007

8.—(1) The Local Authority Adoption Service (Wales) Regulations 2007(1) are amended as follows.

(2) For paragraph 2 of Schedule 3 (information required in respect of persons seeking to manage or work for the purposes of the adoption service) substitute—

2.  Either—

(a)where the certificate is required for a position that falls within regulation 5A of the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) Regulations 2002, an enhanced criminal record certificate issued under section 113B of the Police Act 1997 which includes suitability information relating to children (within the meaning of section 113BA(2) of that Act) in respect of which less than three years has elapsed since it was issued; or

(b)in any other case, a criminal record certificate issued under section 113A of the Police Act 1997 in respect of which less than three years has elapsed since it was issued. .