§ 22 — Duty to notify material changes in circumstances

22.—(1) During the relevant period, the joint applicants (or either of them) or sole applicant for an ASA must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of a material change in circumstances that has taken place during the relevant period, notify the material change to the authorised adoption agency to which the application for the ASA was made.(2) During the relevant period, the joint applicants (or either of them) or sole applicant issued with an ASA must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of a material change in circumstances that has taken place at any time after the making of the application for the ASA, notify the material change to the authorised adoption agency that issued the ASA and the Guardian‑in‑Adoption.

(3) A notification required under subsection (1) or (2) must be in writing and in the form for the time being specified by the Guardian‑in‑Adoption.

(4) In this section —(a)

“relevant period” —(i)

in relation to subsection (1) — means the period starting on the day of the making of an application for an ASA and ending on the day immediately preceding the day that it is issued; and

(ii)

in relation to subsection (2) — means the period starting on the day that an ASA is issued and ending on the day immediately preceding the day that an adoption application is made on the basis of the ASA; and

(b)

a reference to a material change in circumstances in subsection (1) or (2) is a reference to any change in circumstances that may be prescribed by the regulations, being a change that affects or is likely to affect the suitability of the joint applicants or sole applicant (as the case may be) to adopt a child.

—(1) During the relevant period, the joint applicants (or either of them) or sole applicant for an ASA must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of a material change in circumstances that has taken place during the relevant period, notify the material change to the authorised adoption agency to which the application for the ASA was made.

(2) During the relevant period, the joint applicants (or either of them) or sole applicant issued with an ASA must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of a material change in circumstances that has taken place at any time after the making of the application for the ASA, notify the material change to the authorised adoption agency that issued the ASA and the Guardian‑in‑Adoption.

(3) A notification required under subsection (1) or (2) must be in writing and in the form for the time being specified by the Guardian‑in‑Adoption.

(4) In this section —(a)

“relevant period” —(i)

in relation to subsection (1) — means the period starting on the day of the making of an application for an ASA and ending on the day immediately preceding the day that it is issued; and

(ii)

in relation to subsection (2) — means the period starting on the day that an ASA is issued and ending on the day immediately preceding the day that an adoption application is made on the basis of the ASA; and

(b)

a reference to a material change in circumstances in subsection (1) or (2) is a reference to any change in circumstances that may be prescribed by the regulations, being a change that affects or is likely to affect the suitability of the joint applicants or sole applicant (as the case may be) to adopt a child.