(1)Whether she is aware of any interference in the adoption process by employees in her department who have initiated direct contact with the child’s (a) biological parent(s) and/or (b) extended birth family members after an accredited adoption social service provider with delegated powers in terms of sections 251 and 259 of the Children’s Act, Act 38 of 2005, as amended, has proposed an adoptive family to best meet the child’s interest in terms of Article 17 of the Hague Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, 1993; if not, what is the position in this regard; if so, (i) in how many cases has such contact been initiated, (ii) what is the intention of the employees of department in initiating such contact and (iii) to what extent does her department’s policy of reunification influence such decision-making;
(2) whether she is aware of any instances where her department’s employees refused to accept the legal validity and status of (a) court orders terminating the rights of biological parents, (b) court orders confirming the adoptability of children and/or (c) the consent of biological parents that the court has verified as having been properly given before it; if not, in each case, what is the position in this regard; if so, in each case, what are the relevant details?