Cap. 569 Art. 40Duties and entitlements of foster carers.

The duties and entitlements of foster carers listed in the foster care agreement shall in all cases include the following:

(a) to facilitate contact between the child and his family and any other person that the Review Board may deem necessary in the best interests of the child;

(b) to receive any relevant information, including medical information, about the child being placed in their care and ensure that any such information is kept confidential;

(c) to receive such financial assistance as may be required for the care and upbringing of the child;

(d) to receive adequate support services;

(e) to co-operate with all entities and individuals concerned and to furnish them with such information as they may reasonably require;

(f) to ensure that the child attends to any treatment, which the Review Board may determine is necessary for the well-being of the child;

(g) to attend together with the child to the reviews before the Review Board and shall keep such Board updated on the progress that the child is making and of any other significant events;

(h) to give the Agency and the Review Board at least two

(j) to ensure that such child is brought up in an environment which is conducive to psychological security as well as to physical well-being;

(k) to provide to the child a balanced diet and maintain standards of hygiene to the satisfaction of the Care Standards Authority;

(l) to respect and facilitate his right to practice the religion of his choice;

(m) to report all incidents, accidents, abscondments, incidents of truancy, injury, sickness or death immediately as they occur to the Agency and the Review Board;

(n) to participate in on-going training; and

(o) to comply with any other duty as may be imposed on them under this Act or any other law or regulation.