the agency’s decision to reverse its earlier decision, it will not only help to inform the panel’s own practice to know the outcome of cases it has dealt with, but the gathering of such information will enable the panel to provide formal feedback to the agency. In its statement of purpose the agency must indicate the system it has for monitoring and evaluating the provision of its services. Where the panel reports to the executive side (of the local authority) or 14 Selwyn, J., Quinton, D., Harris, P., Wijedasa, D., Nawaz, S., Wood, M., (2008) Pathways to permanence for children of black, Asian and mixed ethnicity: dilemmas, decision-making and outcomes. Adoption Research Initiative study. 105 the agency’s trustees (for a VAA) it will be able to identify trends in the adoption work including, for example, in the proportion of cases where the plan has been changed, and any indication that, for example, a higher or lower proportion of placements have disrupted. 5.40. Where a review is held under AAR 36.10 following a placement disruption, it will be important for any information gathered at a disruption meeting to be available. Where this is not available in time for the review under AAR 36.10 (which must be held between 28 and 42 days after the child is returned to the agency) an additional review should be scheduled at a time when the minutes of the disruption meeting are available in order to inform future plans for the child. Again, it is important for the panel to be kept informed about disruptions to enable it to include this information in its formal feedback to the agency. Although there is no explicit requirement in the AAR to this effect, the agency should notify those it previously notified of the placement in accordance with AAR 35.6 that the child is no longe