Regulation 16(1)
1. Name, sex, date and place of birth and address including the local authority area.
2. A photograph, if available, and physical description.E+W
3. Nationality.E+W
4. Racial origin and cultural and linguistic background.E+W
5. Religious persuasion.E+W
6. A description of their personality and interests.E+W
7. Name, sex, and date and place of birth.
8. A photograph, if available, and physical description.E+W
9. Nationality.E+W
10. Address, if appropriate.E+W
11. If the brother or sister is under the age of 18—E+W
(a)where and with whom he or she is living;
(b)whether he or she is looked after or is provided with accommodation under section 59(1) of the 1989 Act;
(c)details of any court order made with respect to him or her under the 1989 Act, including the name of the court, the order made, and the date on which the order was made; and
(d)whether he or she is also being considered for adoption.
12. Name, sex and date and place of birth.
13. Nationality.E+W
14. Address, if appropriate.E+W
[F115. Whether the child’s parents were married to, or civil partners of, each other at the time of the child’s birth (or have subsequently married or formed a civil partnership) and if so, the date and place of marriage or civil partnership.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 Pt. 3 paras. 15, 15A substituted for Sch. 1 Pt. 3 para. 15 (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 71(a)
[F115A. Whether—E+W
(a)if the child’s parents have been married as mentioned in paragraph 15, they are divorced or separated; or
(b)if the child’s parents have been civil partners as so mentioned, the partnership has been dissolved or they are separated.]
Textual Amendments
F1Sch. 1 Pt. 3 paras. 15, 15A substituted for Sch. 1 Pt. 3 para. 15 (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 71(a)
16. Where the child's parents are not married [F2or civil partners], whether the father has parental responsibility for the child and if so how it was acquired.E+W
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 3 para. 16 inserted (2.12.2019) by The Civil Partnership (Opposite-sex Couples) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/1458), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 71(b)
17. If the identity or whereabouts of the child's father are not known, the information about him that has been ascertained and from whom, and the steps that have been taken to establish paternity.E+W
18. Where the child's parents have been previously married or formed a civil partnership, the date of the marriage or, as the case may be, the date and place of registration of the civil partnership.E+W
19. So far as is possible, a family tree with details of the child's grandparents, parents and aunts and uncles with their age (or ages at death).E+W
20. Where it is reasonably practicable, a chronology of each of the child's parents from birth.E+W
21. The observations of the child's parents about their own experiences of being parented and how this has influenced them.E+W
22. The past and present relationship of the child's parents.E+W
23. Details of the wider family and their role and importance to—E+W
(a)the child's parents; and
(b)any brothers or sisters of the child.
24. Information about their home and the neighbourhood in which they live.
25. Details of their educational history.E+W
26. Details of their employment history.E+W
27. Information about the parenting capacity of the child's parents, particularly their ability and willingness to parent the child.E+W
28. Any other relevant information which might assist the adoption panel and the adoption agency.E+W
29. In this Part “parent” includes the father of the child whether or not he has parental responsibility for the child.E+W