The Adoption Agencies (Scotland) Regulations 1996

2. Introductory Text

1. Citation, commencement and extent

3. 2. Interpretation

4. 3. Approved adoption societies

5. 4. Complaints procedure of approved adoption societies

6. 5. Cessation as approved adoption society

7. 6. Appointment of medical and legal advisers

8. 7. Appointment, composition, qualifications etc. of adoption panels

9. 8. Duties of adoption agencies in making arrangements for freeing for adoption

10. 9. Duties of adoption agencies in making arrangements for adoption

11. 10. Duties of adoption agencies in assessing prospective adopters

12. 11. Functions of adoption panels

13. 12. Adoption agency decisions and notifications

14. 13. Freeing or placing for adoption a child subject to a supervision requirement

15. 14. Information and certificate for parents on notification of adoption agency’s decision

16. 15. Return of consent certificate

17. 16. Appropriate steps as soon as practicable by adoption society

18. 17. Legal process where the child is not subject to supervision requirement

19. 18. Legal process where the child is subject to supervision requirement

20. 19. Placement for adoption

21. 20. Progress reports under section 19 of the Act

22. 21. Review of case where no placement made within 6 months of freeing for adoption

23. 22. Provision of information to courts by adoption agencies

24. 23. Confidentiality and preservation of case records

25. 24. Access to case records and disclosure of information

26. 25. Disclosure of information to adopted person

27. 26. Transfer of case records

28. Signature

29. 1. Schedule 1

       Information in application for approval to act or continue to act as an adoption society for a specific service

    2. Schedule 2

       Particulars of parties to adoption

    3. Schedule 3

       Form of reference by adoption agency to Principal Reporter for advice by children’s hearing to the court

    4. Schedule 4

       Memorandum – adoption of children

    5. Schedule 5

       Memorandum – freeing of children for adoption

    6. Schedule 6

       Parent’s agreement in respect of placement of child for adoption

    7. Schedule 7

       Parent’s agreement in respect of the making of an application to free a child for adoption

30. Explanatory Note