The Local Authority Adoption Service and Miscellaneous Amendments (Wales) Regulations 2003
These Regulations are made under the Adoption Act 1976 (“the 1976 Act”) and the Care Standards Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) and apply to Welsh local authorities. They provide a new regulatory framework for local authority adoption services. Part II of the 2000 Act provides for the registration and inspection of establishments and agencies, including local authority adoption services, by the National Assembly for Wales (“the National Assembly”). Part III of the 2000 Act provides for the inspection of local authority services by the National Assembly. Parts II and III of the 2000 Act (so far as not already in force) will be brought into force in relation to local authority adoption services on 30th April 2003.