AQW 4444/16-21


Ms Paula Bradshaw
Alliance Party
South Belfast


Tabled Date: 03/10/2016
Answered On Date: 18/10/2016
Priority Written: No


Question:
To ask the Minister of Health what guidelines exist on adoption by two parents of different religious backgrounds.


Answer:
As prospective adoptive parents of different religious backgrounds are not prevented from applying to adopt children, adoption legislation and guidelines do not contain any reference to that particular circumstance.