Cap. 602 чл. 49Evaluation of prospective foster carers. 

(1) Upon receiving an application by a prospective foster carer, the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) shall:

(a) train the prospective foster carer;

(b) evaluate the suitability of the prospective foster carer;

(c) draw up a report on the situation of the prospective foster carer which shall include any appropriate recommendation, which report shall be known as Home Study Report; and

(d) forward the Home Study Report to the Fostering Board.

(2) For the purposes of drawing up the Home Study Report, the social worker authorised by the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) shall visit the ordinary residence of the prospective foster carer as necessary.

(3) The visits mentioned in the foregoing sub-article may be made without notice and the prospective foster carer shall co-operate with the social worker and he shall provide information which as far as he knows is correct. Denying entry of the social worker in his ordinary residence may constitute sufficient ground for the rejection of his application..

(4) Without prejudice to any other provision of this Act or of any other law, the Home Study Report shall include the following:

(a) a conduct certificate issued by the Commissioner of Police;

(b) a report made by a registered doctor on the state of health of the prospective foster carer;

(c) a register of the meetings that the social worker had with the family;

(d) a recommendation by the social worker on whether the prospective foster carer is suitable or otherwise, and the reasons therefor; and

(e) any other information as the Fostering Board may reasonably require.

(5) When a social worker, in the early stages of his evaluation for the purpose of drawing up the Home Study Report, has enough reasons to think that a prospective foster carer is not suitable, he shall present a preliminary report to the Fostering Board and request direction on whether he should proceed with the Home Study Report or not.

(6) When the Fostering Board decides that a social worker should proceed with his Home Study Report it shall inform the social worker and the latter shall proceed with his evaluation:

Provided that when the Fostering Board agrees with the preliminary report it shall give its decision in accordance with this Act and it shall accordingly notify those mentioned in article 40(3).