’) has requested the help of another local authority (‘the recovering authority’) under section 4(10) of the Act, and the recovering authority complies with the request under section 4(11), the recovering authority may recover the expenses associated with providing any adoption support services from the paying authority. This however will not be the case where the recovering authority itself has responsibility for the assessment of the person in relation to whom help has been requested, nor does 184 it apply where the service provided by the recovering authority consists only of advice or information. 185 Chapter 10: Intermediary services and access to information in pre-commencement adoptions (pre-30 December 2005) This part of the guidance explains the legal framework governing the provision of information, and of intermediary services to facilitate contact between adopted adults and their adult birth relatives, in respect of any adoption prior to 30 December 2005. In relation to access to information, the Adoption Agencies Regulations 1983 still apply. In relation to intermediary services the Adoption Information and Intermediary Services (Pre-Commencement Adoptions) Regulations 2005 provide a framework within which intermediary agencies may, on application of an adult adopted person, or an adult relative of such a person, act as intermediaries and, with the consent of the subject of the application, facilitate contact between them. The practice guidance Adoption: Access to Information and Intermediary Services provides further guidance. Introduction 10.1. In relation to a person adopted before the commencement of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (the Act) on 30 December 2005, the provisions in section 51 of the Adoption Act 1976 regarding access to records were re