The Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987

Enquiries to be made of [F1HSC trust] , where child is to be placed by registered adoption societyN.I.

23.  Where[F2an appropriate voluntary organisation] is considering the placement of a child with any person for adoption,[F3the organisation] shall make enquiries of the F4... [F5HSC trust] in whose area that person's place of residence is situated so that the F4... [F5HSC trust] may inform[F3the organisation] whether or not there is any reason to believe that the proposed adoption would be detrimental to the child.