 and, in due course, the report to the court when the adoption application is made. Visits should be shared whenever possible between the child’s social worker and prospective adopter’s social worker, and it is essential that there is clarity from the outset about which social worker will conduct each visit and that they communicate promptly with each other, including sharing their written reports. 101 5.26. The child’s social worker has the primary responsibility for ensuring the child’s welfare and should on each visit see and speak to the child alone. The exceptions to this are:  where the child refuses (and is of sufficient age and understanding to refuse);  where the social worker considers it inappropriate to do so (again having regard to the child’s age and understanding); and  where the social worker is unable to do so, for example because the child is out. If a child has particular communication difficulties or requires specialist communication support, the social worker will need to use specialist resources in order to ensure that the child has the opportunity to express their wishes and feelings, including to request a visit from the social worker. The report should make clear whether the child has been seen alone and, if not, the reason for this. 5.27. The prospective adopter’s social worker will have particular responsibility for supporting the prospective adopter, and may sometimes see them without the child being present. They may also be in contact with the prospective adopter by telephone or email, and it is essential that information gathered in such a way is properly recorded, and, like the reports of the visits, shared promptly with the child’s social worker. It should of course be made clear to the prospective adopter that information will be sha