ced for adoption and, where this is the case, whether the child should be placed with particular adopters. With enough 45 preparation the adoption panel should be ready to consider the case within a day or so of the birth (see also chapter 4 paragraph 33). Obtaining information about the child and the child’s family: AAR 15 and 16 2.53. AAR 15 and Parts 1 and 2 of Schedule 1 set out the agency’s duties in respect of gathering and recording information about the child, and AAR 16 and Part 3 of Schedule 1 do so in respect of information about the child’s family. As mentioned in paragraph 13 above, in the case of a child who is already looked after, much of the information that will be needed will already have been gathered, so that it should be possible to comply with the recommended time scale set out in paragraph 2. Health assessment 2.54. If the child is already looked after, there will have been a health assessment under regulation 7.1 of the Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010 and a report of this assessment in accordance with those regulations. Once the agency is considering adoption for the child, it should immediately consult its medical adviser to ascertain whether the health information already obtained is sufficient, and sufficiently up to date, to fulfil the requirements of the regulations and the need for full information for the child, the adoption panel/decision-maker and the prospective adopter. 2.55. Where a new health assessment is needed, this should be organised in sufficient time to allow the medical adviser to complete their part of the CPR. Delay in commissioning any necessary examination and further report could make it impossible to comply with the timescales for the completion of the CPR. If the agency does not hav