September 2012 Update to COA Substantiated Complaints and Adverse Action Report

In August of this year, PEAR published a list of agencies which had substantiated complaints under the COA’s Hague Monitoring and Oversight provisions. The Council on Accreditation subsequently published a more recent collection of reports of Substantiated Complaints and Adverse Actions for Hague Accredited Agencies and Approved Persons. The Reports are available via the COA’s website under the category Monitoring …

Australian Central Authority Closes Ethiopian Program

Today, June 28, 2012, the Australian government  announced that its Ethiopian Adoption Program has been closed. Below is the notice published on the Attorney General’s website: Closure of Ethiopia Program – June 2012 Current as at – 28 June 2012Key points: Australia has closed its intercountry adoption program with Ethiopia, following several years of issues with the Program, a suspension …