In these Regulations —

• “the 1989 Act” (“Deddf 1989”) means the Children Act 1989;

• “the 2002 Act” (“Deddf 2002”) means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

• “the Agencies Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Asiantaethau”) means the Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 20054;

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

• “adoption suitability determination” (“penderfyniad ar addasrwydd i fabwysiadu”) means a qualifying determination described in regulation 3(a);

• “applicant” (“ceisydd”) means —

  1. (a)

     in the case of an adoption 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;

  3. (c)

     in the case of a fostering determination, a person to whom notice has been given for the purposes of regulation 28(6)(a) of the Fostering Regulations;

• “the central list” (“y rhestr ganolog”) is to be construed in accordance with regulation 5;

• “disclosure determination” (“penderfyniad ar ddatgelu”) means a qualifying determination described in regulation 13A(1) of the Disclosure Regulations5;
• “the Disclosure Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Datgelu”) means the Access to Information (Post-Commencement Adoptions) (Wales) Regulations 20056;

• “foster parent” (“rhiant maeth”) has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Fostering Regulations;

• “fostering determination” (“penderfyniad ar faethu”) means a qualifying determination of a description prescribed in regulation 4;

• “fostering panel” (“panel maethu”) means a panel constituted in accordance with regulation 24 of the Fostering Regulations;

• “fostering service provider” (“darparydd gwasanaeth maethu”) has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Fostering Regulations;

• “the Fostering Regulations” (“y Rheoliadau Maethu”) means the Fostering Services (Wales) Regulations 20037;
• “the Independent Review Regulations 2006” (“Rheoliadau Adolygu Annibynnol 2006”) means the Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption) (Wales) Regulations 20068;

• “organisation” (“sefydliad”) means an adoption agency or a fostering service provider as the case may be;

• “panel” (“panel”) means a panel constituted in accordance with regulation 6, 7 or 8 as the case may be;

• “prospective adopter’s report” (“adroddiad darpar fabwysiadydd”) means a report prepared in accordance with regulation 26 of the Agencies Regulations;

• “qualifying determination” (“penderfyniad cymhwysol”) means a determination described in regulations 3 and 4;

• “social worker” (“gweithiwr cymdeithasol”) 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 2000 or in a corresponding register maintained under the law of Scotland or Northern Ireland; and

• “working day” (“diwrnod gwaith”) means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday, Christmas day, Good Friday or a day which is a bank holiday with the meaning of the Banking and financial Dealings Act 19719.