te in a case where a baby is being relinquished for adoption, and the agency may wish to identify a family with whom the baby can be placed quickly from among prospective adopters already approved. In this case the recommendation that the child should be placed for adoption can be made at the same time as the recommendation that they should be placed with a particular prospective adopter. Similarly, where a child is living with foster carers who wish to adopt them, it may be appropriate for the recommendation as to their suitability to be made at the same panel as the recommendation about the placement of the child with them, or even, occasionally, for all three recommendations to be made at the same meeting. 4.34. As well as making a recommendation on the placement, the panel must consider, and may give advice on the proposed contact arrangements, the proposals for adoption support, and whether the agency should restrict the exercise of parental responsibility by the prospective adopter or parent. If the agency is a VAA and has been able to ascertain any proposals for adoption support from the relevant local authority, the panel should consider these also. See chapter 6 with regard to the exercise of parental responsibility. The agency decision: AAR 33 4.35. The agency’s decision-maker must make a considered and professional decision on the proposed placement. As well as making the decision, the decision-maker may express a view on any advice given by the panel. The decision and any views on the advice must be recorded on both the child’s and the prospective adopter’s case record. See chapter 1 for guidance on the action the decision-maker must take in making the decision. 4.36. The prospective adopter should be informed orally of the agency’s decision within two worki