The Watchman Church Leaders Alliance (WCLA) has welcomed the Government’s move to amend Jamaica’s adoption laws as well as the plans to establish a formal fostering framework.

The church group commended Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon for the initiative, describing it as “a vital step toward ensuring every Jamaican child has a permanent, loving home”.

The WCLA said the proposed amendments to the Adoption Act and the Child Care and Protection Actaligned with its previously announced “Season of Family Focus”, which advocates placing family stability at the centre of national development policies.