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Adoption: national minimum standards, regulations - voluntary adoption agencies, local authorities, England and Wales

  • Document type:
    Publication
  • Author:
    Department of Health; Welsh Assembly Government
  • Published date:
    1 June 2003
  • Primary audience:
    Professionals
  • Product number:
    ISBN 0-11-322548-2
  • Gateway reference:
    2003
  • Pages:
    104
  • Copyright holder:
    Crown

This document contains the regulations and national minimum standards (standards) applicable to local authority adoption services and voluntary adoption agencies (VAAs) in England and Wales. It contains "National Minimum Standards for Voluntary Adoption Agencies and Local Authority AdoptionServices in England and Wales"; "The Voluntary Adoption Agencies and the Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2003"; "The Local Authority Adoption Service (England) Regulations 2003" and "The Local Authority Adoption Service and Miscellaneous Amendments (Wales) Regulations 2003". Also includes background information.

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