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The Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003

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5.—(1) An organisation shall not carry on an agency unless it is fit to do so.

(2) An organisation is not fit to carry on an agency unless—

(a)it has given notice to the registration authority of the name, address and position in the organisation of an individual (in these Regulations referred to as “the responsible individual”) who is a director, manager, secretary or other officer of the organisation and is responsible for supervising the management of the agency; and

(b)that individual satisfies the requirements set out in paragraph (3).

(3) The requirements are that—

(a)he is of integrity and good character;

(b)he is physically and mentally fit to carry on the agency; and

(c)full and satisfactory information is available in relation to him in respect of each of the matters specified in Schedule 2.

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