PART 3 ADOPTIONS UNDER THE CONVENTION

CHAPTER 2 PROCEDURE IN SCOTLAND WHERE THE UNITED KINGDOM IS THE STATE OF ORIGIN

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1 The Central Authority must–
(a) maintain a list of children (in this Chapter, the “Convention list”) in respect of whom it is given notification under regulation 43(3); and
(b) make the contents of the Convention list available for inspection by the other Central Authorities within the British Islands on request.
2 Where an adoption agency–
(a) places for adoption a child in respect of whom notification under regulation 43(3) has been given to the Central Authority; or
(b) determines that an adoption in accordance with the Convention is no longer in the best interests of the child,
the agency must notify the Central Authority accordingly and the Authority must remove the details relating to that child from the Convention list.