The Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2011
These Regulations make amendments to the Adoptions with a Foreign Element (Scotland) Regulations 2009 (“the principal Regulations”). Under regulation 4(2) of the principal Regulations, prior to a child’s entry into the United Kingdom in circumstances where section 58 of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (“the Act”) applies, the prospective adopters must, inter alia, receive from the Secretary of State notification in writing that the Secretary of State has issued a certificate to the relevant foreign authority confirming that conditions prescribed in sub‑paragraph (a)(i) and (ii) are met.