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7.—(1) The Independent Review of Determinations (Adoption and Fostering) Regulations 2009(1) are amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation)—
(a)omit the definition of “adoption panel”;
(b)omit the definition of “fostering panel”;
(c)for the definition of “panel” substitute—
““panel”, except in regulation 10(1)(a), has the meaning given in regulation 5(1);”; and
(d)in the definition of “prospective adopter’s report” for the words “regulation 25” substitute “regulation 30”.
(3) In regulation 3 (qualifying determination for the purposes of section 12(2) of the 2002 Act) for the words “regulation 27(4)” substitute “regulation 30B(5)”.
(4) In regulation 5(1) omit the words “in accordance with regulation 6, 7, or 8, as the case may be,”.
(5) In regulation 10(2)—
(a)before sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(za)“adoption panel” means a panel constituted in accordance with regulation 3 of the AAR;”;
(b)after sub-paragraph (a) insert—
“(b)“fostering panel” means a panel constituted in accordance with regulation 23 of the FSR.”.
(6) In regulation 11 (functions of panel constituted to review an adoption suitability determination)—
(a)In paragraph 2—
(i)for the words “A panel constituted in accordance with regulation 6” substitute “The panel”; and
(ii)in paragraph (2)(b)(i) for the words “regulation 25(5)” substitute “regulation 30(2)”;
(b)in paragraph (3) for the words “regulation 25” substitute “regulation 30”;
(c)in paragraph (4)—
(i)for the words “regulation 25(7)” substitute “regulation 30(4)”; and
(ii)for the words “regulation 25” substitute “regulation 30”; and
(d)in paragraph (5)(a) for the words “regulation 28” substitute “regulation 30C”.
(7) In regulation 12(2) for the words “A panel constituted in accordance with regulation 7” substitute “The panel”.
(8) In regulation 13(2) for the words “A panel constituted in accordance with regulation 8” substitute “The panel”.
(9) In regulation 18(c) omit the words “constituted in accordance with regulation 6, 7 or 8”.
S.I. 2009/395, amended by S.I. 2011/589.
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