f an adverse effect on the child’s welfare. A mediated outcome is more likely to be successful than an order obtained after a disputed court application. 7.26. Where an application for leave to apply for a section 8 contact order is made in the absence of any previous agreement for contact, it is unlikely to succeed without strong reasons. It may be unnecessary even to involve the adoptive parents, who will only need to be notified of the application if the court has decided that there may be a case for granting leave. In the case of Re C (A Minor) (Adopted child) [1993] 3 WLR 85, [1993] 2 FLR 431 the court considered that in most such cases the local authority involved in the original adoption proceedings should be notified. 7.27. Where a section 8 contact order has been made, whether at the time of the adoption order or subsequently, it is open to those named in the order to apply to the court for the order to be varied. Again, in these circumstances, the local authority should be ready to assist with support and/or mediation in the interests of the child’s welfare. Summary of contact requirements, chapters 2-5, 8 and 9 7.28. The following summarises the duties of the agency in respect of contact as set out in the AAR and the Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005 (ASR) and this guidance. Chapter 2 7.29. The agency must, so far as is reasonably practicable:  ascertain the child’s wishes and feelings regarding contact with their parent or guardian or other relative or with any other person the agency considers relevant (AAR 13 and regulation 36 of the Adoptions with a Foreign Element Regulations 2005 (FER)); and  ascertain the wishes and feelings of the birth parent, guardian or any other person the agency considers relevant about contact with the child if the 12