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					<dc:identifier>http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/1313/regulation/9</dc:identifier><dc:title>The Adoption Agencies (Wales) Regulations 2005</dc:title><dc:subject>Care</dc:subject><dc:subject>Children</dc:subject><dc:subject>Adoption</dc:subject><dc:subject>Children in care</dc:subject><dc:subject>Medical advice and support services</dc:subject><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES</dc:subject><dc:subject scheme="SIheading">SOCIAL CARE, WALES</dc:subject><dc:publisher>Statute Law Database</dc:publisher><dc:modified>2026-04-01</dc:modified><dc:contributor>Expert Participation</dc:contributor><dct:valid>2023-11-06</dct:valid>
					<dc:description>These Regulations make provision relating to the exercise by adoption agencies (local authorities and registered adoption societies) of their functions in relation to adoption under the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (“the Act”).</dc:description>
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				</ukm:Metadata><Secondary><Body DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/1313/body" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2005/1313/body" NumberOfProvisions="59" NumberFormat="default" TerritorialApplication="W" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2023-11-06"><Part DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/1313/part/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2005/1313/part/2" NumberOfProvisions="8" id="part-2" TerritorialApplication="W" RestrictExtent="E+W" RestrictStartDate="2014-04-01"><Number><Strong>PART 2</Strong></Number><Title><Strong>ADOPTION AGENCY — ARRANGEMENTS FOR ADOPTION WORK</Strong></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2014-04-01"><Title><Substitution ChangeId="key-5887cb54b03fbd74d66f463982ca4e94-1774429671931" CommentaryRef="key-5887cb54b03fbd74d66f463982ca4e94">Advice to adoption panels in adoptions with a foreign element</Substitution></Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/wsi/2005/1313/regulation/9" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2005/1313/regulation/9" id="regulation-9"><Pnumber PuncAfter="."><Substitution ChangeId="key-5887cb54b03fbd74d66f463982ca4e94-1774429671931" CommentaryRef="key-5887cb54b03fbd74d66f463982ca4e94">9</Substitution></Pnumber><P1para><Text><Substitution ChangeId="key-5887cb54b03fbd74d66f463982ca4e94-1774429671931" CommentaryRef="key-5887cb54b03fbd74d66f463982ca4e94">The adoption agency must ensure that adoption panels are properly advised by an appropriately qualified person in relation to adoptions with a foreign element if such a case is being considered.</Substitution></Text></P1para></P1></P1group></Part></Body></Secondary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-5887cb54b03fbd74d66f463982ca4e94" Type="F"><Para><Text>Regs. 3-9  substituted (1.4.2014) by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2014/567" id="c4s2o3j26-00008" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2014" Number="567" Title="The Adoption Agencies (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014">The Adoption Agencies (Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. 2014/567)</Citation>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4s2o3j26-00008" id="c4s2o3j26-00009" SectionRef="regulation-1-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2014/567/regulation/1/2">regs. 1(2)</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4s2o3j26-00008" id="c4s2o3j26-00010" SectionRef="regulation-2-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2014/567/regulation/2/2" Operative="true">2(2)</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef CitationRef="c4s2o3j26-00008" id="c4s2o3j26-00011" SectionRef="regulation-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2014/567/regulation/3">reg. 3</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>