Statutory Instruments
2023 No. 1261
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, ENGLAND
The Adoption Support Agencies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Made
23rd November 2023
Laid before Parliament
27th November 2023
Coming into force
18th December 2023
The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 3(4)(b), 8(2)(f), and 140(7) and (8) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002( 1 ).
Citation, commencement and extent
1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Adoption Support Agencies (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 18th December 2023.
(2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales.
Amendment of the Adoption Support Agencies (England) and Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005
2. —(1) The Adoption Support Agencies (England) and Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005( 2 ) (exceptions) is amended as follows.
(2) In regulation 4(4)—
(a) for “an individual” substitute “a person” , and
(b) omit “(otherwise than in a partnership with others)”.
(3) After regulation 4(4) insert—
“ (5) An undertaking is not an adoption support agency merely because it provides counselling in relation to adoption to a person who has attained the age of 18. ” .
Amendment of the Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005
3. Regulation 5(1)(bb) of the Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005( 3 ) (Arrangement for securing the provision of services) is amended as follows—
(a) for “an individual” substitute “a person” , and
(b) after “regulation 4(4)” insert “or 4(5)” .
David Johnston
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Department for Education
23rd November 2023
2002 c. 38 ; section 140(7) was amended by section 7(6) of the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6) .
S.I. 2005/2720 amended by S.I. 2010/465 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.
S.I. 2005/691 as amended by S.I. 2010/465 ; there are other amending instruments but none is relevant.