The Adoption and Children Act Register (Search and Inspection) Regulations 2017
These Regulations make provision for the search and inspection of the Adoption and Children Act Register (“the register”) by prospective adopters that an adoption agency is satisfied are suitable to adopt a child. Adoption agencies decide whether prospective adopters are suitable to adopt a child in accordance with Part 4 of the Adoption Agency Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/389).
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Made
11 Oct 2017
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In force
02 Nov 2017
Enabling power
The Secretary of State for Education makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 128A(1) to (4) and 140(7) and (8) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002.
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