(1) The State Government concerned shall inspect the Child Care Institution before considering its recognition or renewal as a Specialised Adoption Agency.
(2) The State Government or State Adoption Resource Agency concerned shall conduct annual inspections of Specialised Adoption Agencies to ensure that they are performing efficiently and as per norms laid down in these regulations and shall also take necessary remedial measures, wherever required.
(3) The premises of Specialised Adoption Agency including the places where the children are staying and its relevant records shall be open to inspection by the Central Government, the Authority, the State Government, State Adoption Resource Agency, Child Welfare Committee concerned and any other agency or person authorised by respective State Government and the format for inspection shall be as provided in Schedule XXV.
(4) Whenever inspection is conducted in a Specialised Adoption Agency, the following shall be scrutinised or examined, namely:-
(a) that the agency is discharging its role and performing its functions efficiently in accordance with the provisions of these regulations;
(b) that adoption, is being pursued by the organisation as a welfare activity in the interest of children, and not as a commercial activity;
(c) total number and details of children actually placed in in-country and inter-country adoption;
(d) records pertaining to adoptions of children, starting from their admission up to the legal adoption decree and follow-up progress as well as the related registers;
(e) whether expeditious and sufficient efforts have been made by the Specialised Adoption Agency to place children in adoption;
(f) whether the agency has submitted annual reports, audited statements of accounts and monthly reports including the adoption data to the State Government or State Adoption Resource Agency concerned and the adoption data to the Authority regularly and within the stipulated time;
(g) whether the Specialised Adoption Agency is regularly updating data and reports in the Child Adoption Resource Information and Guidance System on time;
(h) whether the Specialised Adoption Agency is maintaining and providing quality child care facilities in the institution as provided under these regulations and the minimum standards of child care shall be as specified in Schedule XIII;
(i) financial records including receipt of fees paid by the prospective adoptive parents and utilisation of the adoption fee; and
(j) whether there is any instance of malpractice against the Specialised Adoption Agency.