The Children’s Social Care (Consequential Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022

Contents

1Citation and commencement#

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.

2Amendment of the Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1989#

(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”.

3Amendment of the Adoption Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996#

(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”.

4Amendment of the Voluntary Adoption Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2010#

(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”.

5Amendment of the Guardians Ad Litem (Panel) Regulation (Northern Ireland) 1996#

(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”.

6Amendment of the Safeguarding Board for Northern Ireland (Membership, Procedure, Functions and Committee) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012#

(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—“; andc 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;”

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