Adoption and Children Act 2002 (c. 38)

15.  In section 2—

(a) for subsection (2) substitute—

“(2) In this Act, “registered adoption society” means—

(a) in relation to England, a voluntary organisation which is an adoption society registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14), or

(b) in relation to Wales, a voluntary organisation which is an adoption society registered as a provider in Wales of an adoption service under Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016 (anaw 2),

but in relation to the provision of any facility of the Adoption Service, references to a registered adoption society or to an adoption agency do not include an adoption society which is not registered in respect of that facility.”;

(b) in subsection (4), after “Care Standards Act 2000” insert “or Part 1 of the Regulation and Inspection of Social Care (Wales) Act 2016”.