entifying information to the applicant without the subject’s consent, and it did so without reasonable excuse. Penalty Liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale. If found guilty the agency will be liable to a fine. It may also be subject to cancellation of its registration by Ofsted, the registration authority. Where a local authority providing an intermediary contravenes ISR 7 the appropriate Minister may take action under section 14 of the Act. Adoption Support Agencies - setting up, managing and conduct The Adoption Support Agencies (England) and Adoption Agencies (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2005 set out the requirements in relation to setting up and managing, an Adoption Support Agency. The Regulations set out the conduct of the agency. Should Ofsted, as the registration authority, find there to be a contravention or a failure to comply with the Regulations, it may serve notice on the registered person. This notice sets out the contravention or failure, the action that must be taken to comply with the regulations, and the time within which remedial action must be completed; this can be no more than three months. The notice must also set out the time within which the registered person may make representations to Ofsted. Ofsted may also bring proceedings in respect of a former registered person in respect of a failure to comply with regulations 14 or 22. Offence The registered person will have committed an offence if they contravened or failed to comply with:  Regulations 5.1-5.7 and 6 (Statement of Purpose and Children’s Guide and review of those documents)  Regulation 7.1 and 7.4 (Fitness of registered provider) Regulation 8(2) (Appointment of manager)  Regulation 9(1) (Fitness of manager)  Regulation 10 ( Regi