er with the necessary experience before the report is submitted to the adoption panel, another agency, or the court. 18 1.17. Reports should be legible, clearly expressed and non-stigmatising. The information should be accurate and based on evidence that distinguishes between fact, opinion and third party information. The information should be checked to ensure that it is accurate and up to date before it is submitted to the adoption panel. 1.18. The person who prepares the report should sign and date it and indicate how they meet the requirements of the ARR. Where the person has been working under the supervision of a suitably qualified social worker, that social worker should sign the report as well, indicating the capacity they are working in and how they meet the requirements of the ARR. Where another worker has also contributed to the report, they do not need to sign it, but the person responsible for the report should indicate what role the other person has played and why they were involved in contributing to the report. Adoption panels 1.19. Adoption panels perform an important role in assisting the agency to reach the best possible decision in respect of:  whether a child should be placed for adoption, where there is parental consent (see paragraph 1. 21 in respect of the changes made in respect of cases where there is no parental consent),  the suitability of prospective adopters or the termination of approval of a prospective adopter, and  whether a child should be placed for adoption with a specific prospective adopter. They are intended to be multi-disciplinary bodies with a considerable element of independence from the agency. This independence means that they cannot themselves make decisions but make recommendations to the agency’s decision- maker in re