PART 2ADOPTION AGENCY — ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADOPTION WORK

Meetings of adoption panel5

1

Subject to paragraph (2), no business is to be conducted by the adoption panel unless at least five of its members, including the person appointed to chair the panel or one of the vice chairs, and at least one of the social workers and at least one of the independent persons, meet as the panel.

2

In the case of a joint adoption panel, no business is to be conducted unless at least six of its members, including the person appointed to chair the panel or one of the vice chairs, and at least one social worker, and at least one of the independent persons, meet as the panel.

3

The adoption panel must make a written record of its proceedings, its recommendations and the reason for its recommendations.