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4.—(1) No business shall be conducted by an adoption panel unless at least 3 of its members meet as the panel.
(2) The adoption panel may only make a recommendation referred to in regulation 6(2)(a) or (b) where–
(a)a legal adviser is present at the meeting of the panel at which the recommendation is made; or
(b)legal advice has been provided to the panel by such an adviser.
(3) The adoption panel must make a written record of its proceedings and the reasons for its recommendations.
(4) In paragraph (1) “members” does not include any legal adviser or medical adviser.
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