supporting evidence. Again, this information is important given that performance on the timeliness of the approval process will be measured. Fostering for Adoption 3.55. The agency should discuss with the prospective adopter whether they may be interested in fostering a child for whom an adoption agency is considering adoption. Such placements are known as Fostering for Adoption (FfA) and include practices such as concurrent planning. There is no need for the agency to assess and approve the prospective adopter as a temporary foster carer at the same time as they are carrying out the adopter approval process although they can do so if they and the prospective adopter wish to do so. The child’s local authority can arrange for the foster care assessment and approval of an approved adopter. A voluntary adoption agency can undertake the foster carer assessment if it is also a fostering agency. 3.56. The agency should indicate on the prospective adopter’s report if the prospective adopter is interested in FfA. This will allow local authorities to match the prospective adopter with a child requiring a FfA placement. Guidance on the temporary approval of a prospective adopter as foster parent for a named child can be found in the Children Act 1989 Guidance and Regulations: Volume 2: Care Planning, Placement and Case Review. Second opinion visits 3.57. The social worker who assesses the prospective adopter should draft the report for the adoption panel highlighting any issues of concern and submit it to their team manager. Where there are any issues of significant concern or where clarification is needed, the manager may arrange for a second person to visit the prospective adopter to discuss these but must remain mindful of the timeframe for Stage Two. The second person could b