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The Adoption Agencies (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

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Amendment of the Principal Regulations

7.  After regulation 19 insert—

“Referral to the Adoption Register for Wales - children

19A.—(1) Where an adoption agency—

(a)is authorised to place a child for adoption, and

(b)has not identified particular prospective adopters with whom it is considering placing the child for adoption,

the agency must provide details about the child to the organisation which maintains the Adoption Register for Wales for entry in the register as soon as possible and no later than one month after the date on which the agency was authorised to place the child for adoption.

(2) Where an adoption agency becomes aware of any changes to the details about the child, the agency must notify(1) the organisation which maintains the register of those changes as soon as reasonably practicable.

(3) In paragraph (1), “authorised to place a child for adoption” means either—

(a)authorised to place a child for adoption pursuant to parental consent under section 19 of the Act, or

(b)authorised to place a child for adoption pursuant to a placement order made pursuant to section 21(1) of the Act.”

(1)

“Notify”, which is defined in regulation 2 of the Principal Regulations, means notify in writing.

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