ry to find out whether the potential adopter has considered adopting a looked after child. Many people believe that they would not be able to adopt a child in this country and it is important that agencies dispel the many myths around domestic adoption. While inter-country adoption is permitted, the agency’s primary role is to find adoptive families for looked after children in England. People that the agency feels may be 62 unsuitable to adopt a looked after child in England should not be advised to apply to adopt a child from overseas. Registration of Interest 3.13. Once a potential adopter has received information about adoption they will either decide that adoption is not right for them at that point in time or will wish to move to the next stage of the process. The potential adopter will need to formally register their interest with an adoption agency to enter Stage One of the approval process. From this point they are referred to as prospective adopters. Potential adopters will register their interest via a form provided by the agency which will include as a minimum:  name and address of the potential adopters;  permission to commence Stage One checks;  confirmation the potential adopters have not registered their interest with another agency;  a reminder that the potential adopters should be contactable in the week following their registration of interest, and a request for times during which they adoption agency may contact them;  questions aimed at ensuring the potential adopters meet the eligibility criteria for adoption. 3.14. The agency should decide within five working days from receipt of a registration of interest form whether or not to accept this, unless there are exceptional circumstances which mean that longer is needed. To help the agency make t