Call for Submissions – JSC Local Authorities, Service Commissions and Statutory Authorities (including the THA) – Efficiency and Effectiveness of Adoption Procedures

 

The Joint Select Committee on Local Authorities, Service Commissions and Statutory Authorities (including the Tobago House of Assembly) is inviting comments as it pertains to its inquiry into the Operations of the Adoption Unit of the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago as it relates to the Efficiency and Effectiveness of the Adoption Procedures in Trinidad and Tobago.

The Committee is inviting all stakeholders and interested persons to submit written comments/suggestions related to the following objectives of the inquiry:

  1. To assess the operational efficiency of the Adoption Unit of the Children’s Authority of Trinidad and Tobago.
  2. To assess the effectiveness of the Adoption Unit in the facilitation of adoption procedures in Trinidad and Tobago.
  3. To evaluate the adequacy of the regulatory framework that guides the work of the Adoption Unit in the execution of their mandate.


Take a short anonymous survey to have your say on this issue:

https://forms.gle/9hLAgmY98wXHm1c39

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS IS FRIDAY MAY 3, 2024.

Alternatively, you may submit a written submission to the Secretary to the Committee as stated below. Your written submission can be forwarded via email to jsclascsa@ttparliament.org or mailed/delivered to us as follows:

The Secretary
The Joint Select Committee on Local Authorities, Service Commissions and Statutory Authorities (including the Tobago House of Assembly)
Office of the Parliament of Trinidad and Tobago
Parliamentary Complex
Cabildo Building
St. Vincent Street
Port-of-Spain