Cap. 569 Art. 49Voluntary placements.

(1) Where the parents of a child make arrangements to place such child in the care and custody of another person or entity, such other person or entity shall give notice of the arrangements to the Agency.

(2) Upon notification in terms of sub-article (1) the Agency shall appoint a social worker to visit and examine the premises in which the child is about to be kept and to determine whether the person or entity that is about to receive such child is fit to have his care. For this purpose, the social worker shall draw up a report and shall thereupon premises in which such child is about to be kept are adequate for his needs, the board shall direct the social worker to prepare a care plan and the provisions of article 12(1), (2) and (5) shall mutatis mutandis apply.

(4) The care plan shall in all cases be prepared with the participation of the child, if considered as having sufficient understanding, and with the participation of any such other person or entity as the Agency may deem appropriate in the circumstances of the case.

(5) The Review Board shall review the said care plan at least once every six months. The Board shall hear at regular intervals all professionals involved, the child, if considered as having sufficient understanding, the parents of such child, the person or entity that has received the child in its care, and any such other person as it may deem appropriate to hear in the circumstances of the case.

(6) The social worker shall, in relation to the child, be subject to the same duties as provided in article 48(2).