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The Adoption Agencies Regulations 2005

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Duties of the adoption agency in a section 83 case

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30.  Where the adoption agency decides in a section 83 case to approve a prospective adopter as suitable to adopt a child, the agency must send to the Secretary of State—

(a)written confirmation of the decision and any recommendation the agency may make in relation to the number of children the prospective adopter may be suitable to adopt, their age range, sex, likely needs and background;

(b)all the documents and information which were passed to the adoption panel in accordance with regulation 25;

(c)the record of the proceedings of the adoption panel, its recommendation and the reasons for its recommendation;

(d)if the prospective adopter applied to the Secretary of State for a review by an independent review panel of a qualifying determination, the record of the proceedings of that panel, its recommendation and the reasons for its recommendation; and

(e)any other information relating to the case which the Secretary of State or the relevant foreign authority may require.

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