Regulations may provide that a registered adoption society which discloses any information in contravention of section 57 is to be guilty of an offence and liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 5 on the standard scale.
Section 59: Offence
Adoption and Children Act 2002 · 2002 c. 38View on legislation.gov.uk
Part 1: Adoption — Chapter 3: Placement for adoption and adoption orders
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