e in gathering information (AAR15) will have begun from the time of the initial assessment, and will continue with the core assessment and further assessments as part of the review process. This should mean that the compilation of the CPR itself is not a fresh piece of work, but for the most part a bringing together of information that has been gathered already over a period of, probably, several months at least. 2.19. In many cases, adoption may be identified as a possible permanence option during the course of, or sometimes before the commencement of, care proceedings. It is important that social workers give early notice to the agency’s medical adviser where a new health assessment is needed or updated, and to their legal advisers that a placement order may be required. It is vital that the 37 preparation of the CPR and the decision of the agency’s decision-maker dovetail with the court timetable so that there is no delay for the child. The child’s adoption case record: AAR 12 2.20. The agency is formally considering adoption for a child once a decision has been made at the child’s statutory review or, in the case of a child relinquished for adoption, as soon as the local authority or VAA is considering the parent’s request that an adoption plan be followed. Once the decision is made an adoption case record is to be set up and the documents listed in AAR 12 will form part of this record. 2.21. Adoption case records have a special status under AAR 39-43 and the Disclosure of Adoption Information (Post-Commencement) Regulations 2005. Consequently, a distinction is made between this record and the ‘looked after child’ case record kept under the 1989 Act or the equivalent record kept by a voluntary agency accommodating a child under section 59(1) of the 1989 Act. This is