the prospective adopter that he or she must receive written notice that a certificate has been issued before bringing a child into the UK and that failure to do so may prevent a Convention adoption from going ahead and is an offence under section 83 of the Act in a non-Convention case. See Annex for more information on the roles of the Welsh Assembly Government and DfES. 23. Where the application has been checked and a certificate issued, the application will normally be sent to the relevant authority in the State of origin, which will seek to match the prospective adopter with a suitable child. See Annex for more information. INTERCOUNTRY CASE WHERE THE UK IS THE RECEIVING STATE: Foreign Element Regulation 19 and Agencies Regulation 35 24. In an intercountry case where the UK is the receiving State, the child and the prospective adopter will be matched by the relevant authority in the State child’s of origin. Details of the proposed match may be sent to the Welsh Assembly Government or DfES, in which case they will be forwarded to the agency and the prospective adopter. However, in some non-Convention cases the prospective adopter will receive details of the proposed match directly and, if so, the prospective adopter is required to forward a copy to the agency and meet with them to discuss the match. 25. The agency should remind the prospective adopter that failure to forward details of the proposed match is an offence under section 83 of the Act. When the agency receives information about such a case, it is required by Foreign Element Regulation 19 and Agencies Regulation 35: to send a copy of the information about the child to the prospective adopter unless it is aware that the prospective adopter has received this information to consider that information and meet with the prospective adopter to discuss it; and if appropriate, provide a counselling service and any further information to the prospective adopter as may be required. 26. The agency should aim to meet the prospective adopter to discuss the proposed match within 10 working days of receiving the information, where this is reasonably practicable. The prospective adopter should be given time and reasonable assistance to consider the information. The agency should: explain the need for the prospective adopter to carefully consider the child’s needs and background and their capacity to meet those needs provide the prospective adopter with written information about requesting an
the prospective adopter that he or she must receive written notice that a certificate has been issued before bringing a child into the UK and that failure to do so may prevent a Convention adoption from going ahead and is an offence under section 83 of the Act in a non-Convention case. See Annex for more information on the roles of the Welsh Assembly Government and DfES. 23. Where the application has been checked and a certificate issued, the application will normally be sent to the relevant authority in the State of origin, which will seek to match the prospective adopter with a suitable child. See Annex for more information. INTERCOUNTRY CASE WHERE THE UK IS THE RECEIVING STATE: Foreign Element Regulation 19 and Agencies Regulation 35 24. In an intercountry case where the UK is the receiving State, the child and the prospective adopter will be matched by the relevant authority in the child’s State of origin. Details of the proposed match may be sent to the Welsh Assembly Government or DfES, in which case they will be forwarded to the agency and the prospective adopter. However, in some non-Convention cases the prospective adopter will receive details of the proposed match directly and, if so, the prospective adopter is required to forward a copy to the agency and meet with them to discuss the match. 25. The agency should remind the prospective adopter that failure to forward details of the proposed match is an offence under section 83 of the Act. When the agency receives information about such a case, it is required by Foreign Element Regulation 19 and Agencies Regulation 35: to send a copy of the information about the child to the prospective adopter unless it is aware that the prospective adopter has received this information to consider that information and meet with the prospective adopter to discuss it; and if appropriate, provide a counselling service and any further information to the prospective adopter as may be required. 26. The agency should aim to meet the prospective adopter to discuss the proposed match within 10 working days of receiving the information, where this is reasonably practicable. The prospective adopter should be given time and reasonable assistance to consider the information. The agency should: explain the need for the prospective adopter to carefully consider the child’s needs and background and their capacity to meet those needs provide the prospective adopter with written information about requesting an
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