2 Basic definitions
Adoption and Children Act 2002 (2002 c 38) | Legislation

Chapter 2
The Adoption Service

The Adoption Service

2  Basic definitions

(1)     The services maintained by local authorities under section 3(1) may be collectively referred to as “the Adoption Service”, and a local authority or registered adoption society may be referred to as an adoption agency.

[(2)     In this Act, “registered adoption society” means—

(a)     in relation to England, a voluntary organisation which is an adoption society registered under Part 2 of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c 14), or

(b)     in relation to Wales, a voluntary organisation which

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