Social Care, England Citation and commencement 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and come into force on 10th November 2015. Amendments to the Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005 2 The Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005 are amended in accordance with regulations 3 to 9. 3 In regulation 2 (interpretation) after the definition of “the appropriate adoption agency” insert— “corresponding Welsh provision” means in relation to a Part or a regulation of these Regulations, regulations made by the Welsh Ministers under section 9 of the Act which corresponds to that Part or regulation; . 4 In regulation 8(1) (veto by an adopted person) after “under regulation 5” insert “or under corresponding Welsh provision”. 5 In regulation 12 (contacting the appropriate adoption agency)— a for paragraph (2) substitute— 2 The steps referred to in paragraph (1) may include— a requesting in writing from the Registrar General any information under regulation 13 that may be relevant for that purpose; b requesting in writing from the court that made the adoption order information about the identity of the appropriate adoption agency; c making enquiries of the local authority for the area where the adoption took place. ; b in paragraph (3) after “the intermediary agency must” insert “take all reasonable steps to”; c in paragraph (4) after “from it under paragraph (3)” insert “or under corresponding Welsh provision”; d after paragraph (4) insert— 5 “Intermediary agency” for the purposes of paragraph (4) includes an intermediary agency as defined under corresponding Welsh provision. . 6 For regulation 13 (obtaining information from the Registrar General) substitute— 13 1 An intermediary agency may make a request in writing to the Registrar General for such of the following information as may assist it for the purposes of proceeding with an application under these Regulations— a the identity of the appropriate adoption agency; b details of the court that made the adoption order; c information the Registrar General may hold that would enable an application to be made for a certified copy of an entry in the Adopted Children Register; d information from the Adoption Contact Register. 2 If an intermediary agency is proceeding with an application under regulation 5(1)(c), it may also make a request in writing to the Registrar General for such information as the Registrar General may hold that would enable the adopted person with whom the applicant has a prescribed relationship to obtain a certified copy of the adopted person’s record of birth. . 7 In regulation 14 (Registrar General to comply with a request)— a in paragraph (1) omit “12 or”; b omit paragraph (2). 8 In regulation 16(a) (authorised disclosures) omit “12 or”. 9 In regulation 18 (fees) for paragraph (3) substitute— 3 The Registrar General may charge an intermediary agency the following fees in connection with requests for information under regulation 13— a £36 for processing an initial request for information (whether or not information is provided); b £14 for providing information in response to any subsequent request made in relation to the same applicant. . Edward Timpson Minister of State Department for Education 9th September 2015 I approve James Brokenshire Minister of State Home Office 11th September 2015