3.—(1) Subject to regulation 5, an adoption agency must maintain a list of persons who are considered by it to be suitable to be members of an adoption panel (“the central list”), including—
(a)one or more social workers who have at least three years’ relevant post-qualifying experience, and
(b)the medical adviser to the adoption agency (or at least one if more than one medical adviser is appointed).
(2) A person who is included in the central list may at any time ask to be removed from the central list by giving one month’s notice in writing.
(3) Where the adoption agency is of the opinion that a person included in the central list is unsuitable or unable to remain in the list the agency may remove that person’s name from the list by giving them one month’s notice in writing with reasons.]
Textual Amendments
F1Regs. 3-8 substituted for reg. 3-10 (1.4.2011) by The Adoption Agencies and Independent Review of Determinations (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. 2011/589), regs. 1, 2 (with reg. 3)