The Adoption Support Agencies (England) and Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005

Interpretation

2.—(1) In these Regulations—

“the 2000 Act” means the Care Standards Act 2000;

“the 2002 Act” means the Adoption and Children Act 2002;

“the 2005 Regulations” means the Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005(1);

“adoptive child” means—

(a)

a child who has been adopted or in respect of whom a person has given notice of his intention to adopt under section 44 of the 2002 Act; or

(b)

a child whom an adoption agency has matched with a prospective adopter or placed for adoption;

“adoptive parent” means—

(a)

a person who has adopted a child or has given notice under section 44 of the 2002 Act of his intention to adopt a child; or

(b)

a person with whom an adoption agency has matched a child or has placed a child for adoption;

“agency” means an adoption support agency;

“child” means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years;

“children’s guide” means the written guide produced in accordance with regulation 5(4);

“complaints procedure” means the procedure established under regulation 16(1);

“organisation” means a body corporate or any unincorporated association other than a partnership;

“registered manager” means, in relation to an agency, a person who is registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act as the manager of the agency;

“registered person” means, in relation to an agency, any person who is the registered provider or the registered manager;

“registered provider” means, in relation to an agency, a person who is registered under Part 2 of the 2000 Act as the person carrying on the agency;

“registration authority” means the Commission for Social Care Inspection(2);

“responsible individual” shall be construed in accordance with regulation 7(2)(c);

“statement of purpose” means the written statement compiled in accordance with regulation 5(1).

(2) In these Regulations any reference to employing a person includes employing a person whether or not for payment, and whether under a contract of service or a contract for services, and allowing a person to work as a volunteer, and references to an employee or to a person being employed shall be construed accordingly.

(1)

S.I. 2005/691.

(2)

The Commission for Social Care Inspection was established by section 42 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (c. 43).