 application. 12.5. Where the applicant or the subject has complex support needs which an agency considers it cannot meet, they may be referred to their local authority for an assessment of their need for adoption support services under the Adoption Support Services Regulations 2005. 12.6. The agency may provide the counselling itself or from one of the following bodies depending on where the person lives (see ISR 10 and AIR 17):  in England or Wales, another adoption agency or an adoption support agency (ASA).  in Scotland, a Scottish adoption agency. This could be a local authority or a voluntary organisation registered to provide that service.  in Northern Ireland, an adoption society which is registered under Article 4 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 or any Board. AIR 17.3 defines a “Board” for this purpose as being a Health and Social Services Board or, where the functions of a board are exercisable by a Health and Social Services Trust, that Trust. 226  outside the United Kingdom, any person or body outside the United Kingdom who appears to the agency to correspond in its functions to a body mentioned in paragraphs (a) to (c), ie possesses the requisite qualifications, skills and experience to provide the counselling service. A list of approved overseas counselling providers is maintained by the Registrar General. 12.7. Where the agency makes an arrangement with an ASA or voluntary adoption agency (VAA) under ISR 10.4.a or AIR 17.2.a above, it must be satisfied that the agency’s conditions of registration allow it to provide counselling services. If necessary, the agency may verify the ASA or VAA’s conditions of registration with Ofsted, the registration authority. The agency should also be satisfied that the agency providing the counselling poss