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These Regulations may be cited as the Children’s Social Care (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2022.
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(1) The Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).
(2) In Regulation 5 (establishment of adoption panel and appointment of members) omit paragraph (3)(b)(i);
(3) In regulation 5A (establishment of joint panels and appointment of members) omit paragraph 5(3)(b)(ii);
(4) In Regulation 8 (adoption agency’s duties in respect of a prospective adopter) at paragraph (2)(f) omit the words “Board or”;
(5) In Regulation 9 (adoption agency’s duties in respect of proposed placement) at paragraph (2)(b) omit the word “Board”;
(6) In Regulation 12 (placement for adoption) omit paragraph 2(c)(i);
(7) In the Schedule, Part 1 (particulars relating to the child) at Paragraph 10 omit the word “Board”.
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(1) The Adoption Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In paragraph (2) of Regulation 1 (citation, commencement and interpretation) omit “a Health and Social Care Board established under Article 16 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972” from the definition of “adoption agency”.
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(1) The Voluntary Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010 are amended in accordance with paragraph (2).
(2) In Schedule 4 (events and notifications) omit “Column 3 – DHSSPS”.
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(1) The Guardians Ad Litem (Panel) Regulation (Northern Ireland) 1996 is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (5).
(2) In Regulation 7 (administration of the panel) at paragraph 1 omit “Health and Social Care Board or of a”;
(3) In Regulation 9 (expenses, fees and allowances of members of the panel) at paragraph 2 omit “by a Health and Social Care Board”;
(4) In Schedule 1 (complaints board) Paragraph 1 omit “or of a Health and Social Care Board”;
(5) In Schedule 2 (panel committee) Paragraph 1 (c) omit “of a Health and Social Care Board or”.
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(1) The Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 are amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3).
(2) In Regulation 3—
(a) In paragraph (1)—
(i) omit the word “and” at the end of sub-paragraph (a), and
(ii) at the end of sub-paragraph (b), for “.” substitute—“; and
(c) the Department.”;
(b) In paragraph (2)—
(i) immediately after “section 1(2)(b)” insert “and (3A) and (3B),”; and
(ii) for sub-paragraph (a) substitute—“
(a) from the Department, the Director of Social Care and Children;”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 24th March 2022
(L.S.)Dr Naresh Chada
A senior officer of the Department of Health
