s 28 Stage 2 assessment
(1) Regulations 28 to 30G apply where the prospective adopter notifies the adoption agency that they wish to continue with the assessment process within six months from the date on which the agency notified the prospective adopter following notification that they may be suitable to adopt under regulation 27(4) or where regulation 27(1A) applies . (2) This paragraph applies where the prospective adopter notifies the adoption agency that they wish to continue with the assessment process more than six months after being notified in accordance with regulation 27(4). (3) Where paragraph (2) applies, the adoption agency must notify the prospective adopter that the prospective adopter may not proceed with the assessment process unless the pre-assessment process is repeated to the extent the adoption agency considers necessary to determine whether it continues to be satisfied that the prospective adopter may be suitable to adopt a child.