10Provision of services
(1)On the request of a person mentioned in subsection (3) of section 1, a local authority must provide adoption services of a type mentioned in paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of that section to the person.
(2)On the request of a person mentioned in paragraph (a), (c) or (g) of subsection (3) of section 1, a local authority—
(a)must provide adoption services of a type mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c) of subsection (4) of that section to the person, and
(b)may, without prejudice to subsection (4)(a), provide adoption support services to the person.
(3)For the purposes of subsection (2), it is immaterial whether the local authority has made an assessment of the needs of the person under section 9(1)(a).
(4)Where a local authority decides under section 9(2) that the provision of adoption support services is called for in respect of—
(a)a person mentioned in any of paragraphs (a) to (i) of subsection (3) of section 1, the authority must provide the services to the person,
(b)a person mentioned in paragraph (j) of that subsection, the authority may provide the services to the person.