Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007

[F113AScotland's Adoption RegisterS

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(1) The Scottish Ministers must make arrangements for the establishment and maintenance of a register to be known as Scotland's Adoption Register for the purposes of facilitating adoption (referred to in this Chapter as “ the Register ”).

(2)The Scottish Ministers may by regulations—

(a)prescribe information relating to adoption which is, or types of information relating to adoption which are, to be included in the Register, which may include information relating to—

(i)children who adoption agencies consider ought to be placed for adoption,

(ii)persons considered by adoption agencies as suitable to have a child placed with them for adoption,

(iii)matters relating to such children or persons which arise after information about them is included in the Register,

(iv)children outwith Scotland who may be suitable for adoption,

(v)prospective adopters outwith Scotland,

(b)provide for how information is to be retained in the Register,

(c)make such further provision in relation to the Register as they consider appropriate.

(3)The Register is not to be open to public inspection or search.

(4)Information is to be kept in the Register in any form the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.]

Textual Amendments

F1Pt. 1 Ch. 1A inserted (30.9.2015 so far as is necessary to enable the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under section 13A(2), 1.4.2016 in so far as not already in force) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), ss. 75, 102(3); S.S.I. 2015/317, art. 2, Sch.; S.S.I. 2015/406, art. 3(2)(3), Sch. Pt. 2