Hong Kong Ordinances

ADOPTION ORDINANCE - SCHEDULE 4

ACCREDITATION PRINCIPLES

[sections 25 & 26(2)]

1. Accreditation shall only be granted to and maintained by a body of persons
(corporate or unincorporate) that—

   (a)  is a charitable institution exempted from tax under section 88 of the
        Inland Revenue Ordinance ( Cap 112); and

   (b)  demonstrates its competence to carry out properly tasks related to
        local adoption services, having regard to—

        (i)    its experience in adoption services or child welfare services;
               and

        (ii)   its financial status and its resources (financial or otherwise)
               that may be made available for providing local adoption
               services. 
			   
2. An accredited body—

   (a)  shall ensure that its local adoption services are undertaken by a team
        of staff designated by it for such services, and directed by persons
        qualified by their ethical standards and by training or experience to
        work in the field of local adoption;

   (b)  shall ensure that the team so designated includes registered social
        workers (as defined in the Social Workers Registration Ordinance (
        Cap 505)), and that only those registered social workers may undertake
        home assessment and placement tasks for adoption; and

   (c)  shall establish effective internal procedures to supervise its
        operation related to local adoption. (Added 28 of 2004 s. 33)