Part 3

Miscellaneous and final provisions
Chapter 1

Miscellaneous

Adoption and Children Act Register

Search and inspection of the register by prospective adopters
128A
1
Regulations may make provision enabling prospective adopters who are suitable to adopt a child to search and inspect the register, for the purposes of assisting them to find a child for whom they would be appropriate adopters.
2
Regulations under subsection (1) may make provision enabling prospective adopters to search and inspect only prescribed parts of the register, or prescribed content on the register.
3
Access to the register for the purpose of searching and inspecting it may be granted on any prescribed terms and conditions.
4
Regulations may prescribe the steps to be taken by prospective adopters in respect of information received by them as a result of searching or inspecting the register.
5
Regulations may make provision requiring prospective adopters, in prescribed circumstances, to pay a prescribed fee to the Secretary of State or the registration organisation in respect of searching or inspecting the register.
6
On the occasion of the first exercise of the power to make regulations under this section—
a
the statutory instrument containing the regulations is not to be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament, and
b
accordingly section 140(2) does not apply to the instrument.
S. 128A inserted (13.5.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), ss. 7(4), 139(6); S.I. 2014/889, art. 5(b)
Ss. 125-131 cease to have effect (S.) (13.5.2014) by Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), s. 139(6), Sch. 1 para. 11(1); S.I. 2014/889, art. 5(f)