The Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005

Requirements applicable in respect of bringing or causing a child to be brought into the United Kingdom

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3.  A person intending to bring, or to cause another to bring, a child into the United Kingdom in circumstances where section 83(1) of the Act applies must—

(a)apply in writing to an adoption agency for an assessment of his suitability to adopt a child; and

(b)give the adoption agency any information it may require for the purpose of the assessment(1).

(1)

Part 4 of the Agencies Regulations and corresponding Welsh provisions impose duties on adoption agencies in respect of a prospective adopter.