Cap. 602 Art. 52Monitoring of the foster carer. 

(1) During a placement under foster care, the Director

Alternative Care (Children and Youths) shall designate a social worker to monitor a foster carer registered with it.

(2) The social worker shall prepare a Review Report at least once every year for the first three (3) years in which the minor is in foster care and every two (2) years following said three (3) years, so that it may be determined whether the foster carer is fulfilling his obligations in accordance with this Act and the foster care agreement, with the purpose of deciding if such carer should be allowed to continue taking care of the minor:

Provided that the Review Report shall be made before the expiry of a two-year period if there is a need to evaluate the foster carer before such expiry.

(3) For the drawing up of the Review Report, the social worker shall make the necessary visits to the residence.

(4) The visits mentioned in the foregoing sub-article may be made without notice and the foster carer shall co-operate with the social worker and he shall provide information which as far as he knows is correct, and he may not deny the social worker entry to his ordinary residence.

(5) The social worker making visits in accordance with this article shall have the right to be assisted by members of the Executive Police in case it is deemed that there is a risk of hindrance to the exercise of his responsibilities according to this article.