on on the Preparation of Adoption Reports Regulations 2005 (ARR) and must be prepared by someone appropriately qualified and experienced or a social worker or student supervised by an appropriately qualified person. The author of the report and the countersigning officer should both sign and date the report, state their qualifications and experience, and confirm that they have complied with ARR 3, see chapter 1. In the case of a VAA supplying a report, the proposals for adoption support will be those, if any, that the local authority has made. 4.29. The regulation does not require the agency to include in the report the views of the child about the proposed placement, but where this has been discussed with the child, and particularly where the child already knows the prospective adopter (perhaps as their current foster carers), this will be relevant information to be included in the report. In appropriate circumstances the proposed placement will also have been discussed with the child’s birth family and their views should be included in the report. 4.30. Before it is sent to the panel, a copy of the adoption placement report must be given or sent to the prospective adopter so that they may express their views on it in writing. AAR 31.3 specifies that the prospective adopter must be given 10 working days to comment on the report, so the agency will need to ensure that the timetable for completion of the report allows sufficient time before the panel meeting at which it is scheduled to be presented. It will also be helpful, particularly in the case of any proposal to provide adoption support services, if the agency has discussed the outcome of its assessment of the family’s support needs in advance of completing the report. 4.31. At the expiry of the 10 working days or e