der AAR 31. 9.45. Local authorities will normally assess a person based on their needs and those of the child, taking into account the list of services that must be extended to them. However, ASR 13 provides that a limited assessment may be undertaken with reference to a particular service:  where a request for an assessment relates to a particular adoption support service, or  if it appears that the person’s needs for adoption support services can be adequately assessed by reference to one particular adoption support service. 9.46. In addition, if a local authority has decided to provide counselling, advice and information, it will not always be necessary for an assessment to be undertaken before that service is provided. For example, providing leaflets on adoption issues or information on the availability of services locally need not require an assessment as a pre-condition of receipt. However, if, when considering the person’s needs, the local authority is contemplating providing support services other than counselling, advice and information, an assessment should be carried out in accordance with ASR 13-15 in order that an informed decision can be made about whether that person should be provided with those services. Procedure for assessment: ASR 14 9.47. ASR 14 sets out the factors to be considered during an assessment. These factors reflect those to be considered in assessments carried out under the Framework for the Assessment of Children in Need and their Families. The Practice Guidance on Assessing the Support Needs of Adoptive Families takes the framework as its basis and is a tool for practitioners undertaking assessments of adoptive children 178 in the context of the adoptive family. When assessing persons other than the immediate adoptive family, local au