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The Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2016

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144.  In section 57ZS(1) (placement of looked after children with prospective adopters)—

(a)after subsection (2) insert—

(2A) Subsection (2B) applies where a local authority in Wales notifies a person—

(a)who is a local authority foster parent, and

(b)who has been approved as prospective adopter,

that a child is to be, or is expected to be, placed with that person under section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014.

(2B) Where this subsection applies, sections 57ZJ, 57ZL, 57ZN and 57ZP have effect as if—

(a)references to adoption or placement for adoption were references to placement of a child under section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 with a local authority foster parent who has been approved as a prospective adopter;

(b)references to placing for adoption were references to placing a child under section 81 of that Act with a local authority foster parent who has been approved as a prospective adopter;

(c)references to an adoption agency were references to a local authority in Wales.;

(b)in subsection (3) after “Children Act 1989” insert “or section 81 of the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014”.

(1)

Section 57ZS was inserted by the Children and Families Act 2014 (c. 6), section 128(1).

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