{"id":421,"date":"2021-06-25T13:48:52","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T05:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/devwp.visibleone.io\/p136\/?p=421"},"modified":"2021-08-10T18:54:26","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T10:54:26","slug":"code-of-practice-for-accredited-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/familyclic.hk\/en\/topics\/child-and-youth-affairs\/adoption-and-foster-care\/code-of-practice-for-accredited-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Code of Practice for Accredited Bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Code of Practice for Accredited Bodies is issued by the Director of Social Welfare (DSW) with delegated power conferred by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare for the purpose pursuant to\u00a0section 32(b) and (d)<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Adoption Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0.<\/p>\n The aim is to set out the criteria, principles and guidelines that apply to the Accredited Bodies pursuant to\u00a0section 26(1) to (6)<\/a>\u00a0in performing adoption services pertaining to local and inter-country adoption, as well as intra-country adoption where applicable.<\/p>\n The criteria are based on four international documents and three local documents.<\/p>\n Advertising relating to adoption-related matters is governed by\u00a0section 23(1)<\/a>\u00a0of the\u00a0Adoption Ordinance<\/a>\u00a0:<\/p>\n Except with the written consent of DSW, no advertisement shall be published indicating-<\/p>\n As the HKSAR is a party to the 1993 Hague Inter-country Adoption Convention, the HKSAR is obliged to follow the four general principles of the Convention, namely:<\/p>\n Note: According to The Implementation and Operation of the 1993 Hagus Intercountry Adoption Convention: Guide to Good Practice, \u201csubsidiarity\u201d means that States Party to the Convention recognize that a child should be raised by his or her birth family or extended family whenever possible. If that is not possible or practicable, other forms of permanent family care in the country of origin should be considered. Only after due consideration has been given to national solutions should intercountry adoption be considered, and then only if it is in the child\u2019s best interests. Intercountry adoption serves the child\u2019s best interests if it provides a loving permanent family for the child in need of a home. Intercountry adoption is one of a range of care options which may be open to children in need of a family.[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”3.22″][et_pb_row _builder_version=”3.25″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”3.25″ custom_padding=”|||” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text admin_label=”Code of Practice for Accredited Bodies” module_class=”posttitle” _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat”] II. Code of Practice for Accredited Bodies [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.9.7″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″] The Code of Practice for Accredited Bodies is issued by the Director of Social Welfare (DSW) with delegated power […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":" Adoption is a legal process by which parental rights and responsibilities over a child are transferred from the birth parents to the adoptive parents. An adoption in Hong Kong must be effected in accordance with the Adoption Ordinance , Cap. 290<\/a> , Laws of Hong Kong. The guiding principle in the adoption process is the \u201cbest interests of the child\u201d ( section 8<\/a> of the Adoption Ordinance<\/a> ).<\/p> Local adoption service in Hong Kong is provided by the Adoption Unit of the Social Welfare Department and three non-governmental organizations, as Accredited Bodies:<\/p> The statutory requirements concerning the accreditation system in respect of local adoption in the HKSAR are set out in sections 26<\/a> , 26A<\/a> and 26B<\/a> of the Adoption Ordinance<\/a> .<\/p>","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[30,25,29],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nInternational documents<\/h2>\n
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