PART 4DUTIES OF ADOPTION AGENCY IN RESPECT OF A PROSPECTIVE ADOPTER

Information to be sent to the independent review panel29

1

Where the adoption agency receives notification from the independent review panel that a prospective adopter has applied for a review of the qualifying determination, the agency must, within 10 working days of receipt of that notification, send to the independent review panel the information specified in paragraph (2)15.

2

The following information is specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) —

a

all the reports and information which were sent to the adoption panel in accordance with regulation 26;

b

any written representations made by the prospective adopter in accordance with regulation 26(6);

c

any other reports or information sent by the adoption agency to the adoption panel;

d

the record of the proceedings of the adoption panel, its recommendations and the reasons for its recommendations;

e

the notification, together with reasons sent by the adoption agency to the prospective adopter in accordance with 28(4)(a) and (b).