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NOTICE – REGISTRATION OF AN ACCREDITED BODY – 27th January 2011

The Adoption Authority has made the following entry in the Register of Accredited Bodies established and maintained by the Authority pursuant to Section 126 of the Adoption Act 2010.
Name of Body: International Adoption Association (Ireland)
Activity for which registered: Providing information, advice and counselling concerning adoption to any prospective adopters (Section 4(g) of the Adoption Act 2010 refers).

Register: http://www.iaaireland.org/wp-login.php?action=register

Benefits: http://www.iaaireland.org/membership-benefits/

Accreditation process: http://www.iaaireland.org/application-for-accreditation-as-an-accredited-agency/

They are the first to be accredited, prior to this, none were and on this date, no other are.

NOTICE-ACCREDITED BODIES- 13th January 2011

The Authority is currently in the process of examining a number of applications from organisation wishing to work in the field of adoption both in Ireland and abroad.

The Authority wishes to point out that NO organisation has been accredited to date. Persons involving themselves in making arrangements for adoption may be in breach of the Adoption Act 2010 and may be committing an offence under that Act.

NOTICE – MAKING OF PAYMENTS WITHIN THE INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTION PROCESS – 21st January 2011

The Adoption Authority of Ireland wishes to draw the attention of all prospective adoptive parents (PAP’s) undertaking an intercountry adoption into Ireland from a foreign jurisdiction to the fact that the very greatest care must be exercised at all times as regards the matter of any payments which are made in relation to any part of the adoption process.

There should be no payments made to any person or body which remain undocumented by way of absence of formal documented written receipt.