he reports made of those visits, will therefore be important in enabling the report to be completed. Preparation of the report 8.92. The social worker who writes the report must either have the qualifications and experience as required by the ARR or be supervised by a person with the qualifications and experience as required by the ARR, see chapter 1. The report will contain information about the child, birth family and prospective adopters. In an interagency case, it is the placing agency which has the statutory responsibility for submission of the report, and that agency will need to ask the agency that approved the prospective adopter to contribute. Much of the information needed will be available in the CPR and the prospective adopter’s report, but this will of course need to be updated to reflect developments since the child was matched with the prospective adopter. Confidentiality 8.93. Although the report is confidential, parts of it are likely to be shared with the parties to the proceedings. In a case where the prospective adopter’s identity is not to be disclosed to the birth parents, care must be taken to ensure that any identifying information is contained in a separate section which is not to be disclosed except to the court and any children’s guardian or family court reporter. Identifying information may include addresses, employment and, for example, the name of the school attended by the child. Signing and submitting the report 8.94. The report must identify its principal authors and their role in relation to the case (see Section A, Part 1) and its contents should be signed off by the agency. Although the prospective adopter is not entitled to a copy of the report, unless the court so orders, it is good practice to discuss those aspects which relate to 