Cap. 569 Art. 5Liaison with Education Department and other entities.

(1) The Director shall hold regular meetings at suitable intervals with representatives of the Education Department, the

Department of Health, the Police, and of any such other person or entity that the Director deems to have responsibility for the protection of children, or of a child in particular, to discuss any matter, which falls within such responsibility, and together with each department and entity set policies and protocols.

(2) Minutes of such meetings shall be kept and the progress made between one meeting and another shall be monitored by the Director.

(3) Where a meeting is held to discuss the case of a child in particular, the Director may require any person or entity attending the meeting to report on the progress of the child and a copy of such report shall be attached to the records held by the Director in relation to that child.

(4) Every person or entity attending the meeting shall be bound by confidentiality and shall not disclose to any third party any information, which may come to their knowledge during the meetings. These persons or entities shall also not distribute to any third party any document, or any copies thereof, which may have been circulated during the meetings unless, requested or duly authorised to do so by any court of law.