Adoption Regulation 1993

An application under the Act, section 81 by a charitable organisation for approval as a private adoption agency must be in writing setting out the following information:

the name of the organisation;

the objects and purposes, or proposed objects and purposes, of the organisation;

the place where the organisation has its principal office;

the facilities available at the principal office of the organisation, and in particular the availability of confidential interviewing rooms;

the full name and address of each person taking part, or proposing to take part, in the management or control of the organisation;

the full name and address of the person appointed as the principal officer of the organisation;

if the organisation is incorporated—the way and date of its incorporation;

the proposed method of financing the agency, including a financial statement and budget estimate;

details of the organisation’s affiliation with any body delivering child and family welfare services (including services for the care of a child or young person for the period before his or her placement for adoption or the period after a child or young person is removed from a failed adoption placement);

the structure, membership and interests of the committee of the organisation responsible for—

making recommendations on applications for approval as people suitable to adopt a child or young person; and

conducting negotiations and making arrangements with a view to the placement of children or young people for adoption;

the method of keeping adoption records and the arrangements made for the safekeeping of the records;

the numbers, qualifications, experience and duties of people engaged, or proposed to be engaged, on behalf of the organisation to make arrangements for the adoption of children or young people;

the arrangements envisaged for training staff of the organisation;

if the agency intends to organise adoptions of children or young people from foreign countries—what arrangements have been made for that purpose between the organisation and any relevant authorities and organisations in the foreign countries;

the organisation’s reasons for wishing to make arrangements for the adoption of children or young people;

any experience of the organisation in making arrangements for the adoption of children or young people or related child and family welfare services.

An application under subsection (1) must be accompanied by—

if the organisation is incorporated—a copy of its rules, or its articles and memorandum of association; and

particulars of any instrument evidencing trusts relating to the organisation, together with a copy of any such instrument.