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Adoption - other pre-assessment information Duty
- Description
- The adoption agency must:
(a)obtain the information about the prospective adopter which is specified in Part 1 of Schedule 4
(b)obtain a written report from a registered medical practitioner about the health of the prospective adopter following a full examination which must include the matters specified in Part 2 of Schedule 4 unless the agency has received advice from its medical adviser that such an examination and report is unnecessary
(c)obtain a written report of each of the interviews with the persons nominated by the prospective adopter to provide personal references for the prospective adopter
(d)where the adoption agency considers it necessary, obtain a personal reference from the prospective adopter’s former spouse, civil partner or partner
(e)where it is not the local authority in whose area the prospective adopter has their home ascertain whether the local authority in whose area the prospective adopter has their home have any information about the prospective adopter which may be relevant to an assessment of the prospective adopter’s suitability to adopt and if so obtain from that authority a written report setting out that information.
- Modified
- 09 Feb 2022
- Status
- Live
- is found in the following lists
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- requires
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