The Adoption Support Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005

1. Introductory Text

2. PART 1 GENERAL

   1. 1. Title, commencement and interpretation

   2. 2. Adoption support services

   3. 3. Statement of purpose and children’s guide

   4. 4. Review of statement of purpose and children’s guide

3. PART 2 REGISTERED PROVIDERS, RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS AND MANAGERS

   1. 5. Fitness of registered provider

   2. 6. Appointment of manager

   3. 7. Fitness of manager

   4. 8. Registered person — general requirements

   5. 9. Notification of offences

4. PART 3 APPLICATIONS FOR ADOPTION SUPPORT SERVICES

   1. 10. Applicability of provisions

   2. 11. No obligation to proceed if not appropriate

   3. 12. Consent of subject to disclosure etc.

   4. 13. Veto by an adopted person or relative

   5. 14. Provision of background information where consent refused etc

   6. 15. Counselling

5. PART 4 CONDUCT OF AGENCIES

   1. 16. Arrangements for the protection of children

   2. 17. Provision of services

   3. 18. Records with respect to services

   4. 19. Complaints

   5. 20. Complaints — further requirements

   6. 21. Staffing of agency

   7. 22. Fitness of workers

   8. 23. Employment of staff

   9. 24. Staff disciplinary procedure

   10. 25. Records in respect of staff

   11. 26. Fitness of premises

6. PART 5 MISCELLANEOUS

   1. 27. Notifiable events

   2. 28. Financial position

   3. 29. Notice of absence

   4. 30. Notice of changes

   5. 31. Appointment of liquidators etc.

   6. 32. Offences

   7. 33. Compliance with regulations

   8. 34. Amendments

   9. 35. Transitional provisions

7. Signature

8. SCHEDULES

   1. 1.

      Information to be included in the Statement of Purpose

   2. 2.

      Information required in respect of the responsible individual or persons seeking to manage or work for the purposes of an agency

   3. 3.

      Records to be kept in relation to each person working for the purposes of an agency

   4. 4.

      Events and notifications

9. Explanatory Note