5 Provision of services
1 The following persons are prescribed for the purposes of section 3(4)(b) of the Act (persons other than registered adoption societies who may provide the requisite facilities) in relation to the provision of adoption support services —
(a) another local authority;
(b) a registered adoption support agency;
(c) a local health board;
(d) an NHS Trust;
(e) a Primary Care Trust; and
(f) a local education authority.
2 In paragraph (1) “registered adoption support agency” means an adoption support agency registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 but, in relation to the provision of any adoption support service, does not include an adoption support agency which is not registered in respect of that particular service.
2000 c. 14.