Part 1

Adoption
Chapter 3

Placement for adoption and adoption orders

Preliminaries to adoption

Reports where child placed by agency
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Where an application for an adoption order relates to a child placed for adoption by an adoption agency, the agency must—
a
submit to the court a report on the suitability of the applicants and on any other matters relevant to the operation of section 1, and
b
assist the court in any manner the court directs.
S. 43 applied (with modifications) (30.12.2005) by The Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005 (S.I. 2005/392), regs. 1(1), 11(1)(j), 52, 55
S. 43 in force at 30.12.2005 by S.I. 2005/2213, art. 2(c) (with savings and transitional provisions in S.I. 2005/2897, arts. 3-16)