Cap. 602 Art. 53Rights and responsibilities of foster carers 

By virtue of this article, with the rights and responsibilities of foster carers listed in a foster care agreement, the following shall be deemed to be added and included:

(a) the facilitation of contact between the minor and his family and any other person which the Review Board may deem necessary in the best interests of the minor, as long as this does not endanger or threaten the safety of the foster carers or of the alternative carers;

(b) the receiving of any information, including medical information, about the minor being placed in their care and ensuring that any such information is kept confidential;

(c) the receiving of such financial assistance as may be required for the care and upbringing of the minor;

(d) the receiving of adequate support services;

(e) co-operation with all the entities and persons concerned and the furnishing to them of such information as they may deem required;

(f) ensuring that the minor attends to any treatment which the Review Board may determine as needed for the well-being of the minor;

(g) attendance together with the minor for reviews by the Review Board and updating that board on the progress being done by the minor and on any other significant event;

(h) the giving of a notification to the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) and the Review Board of any change in their ordinary residence, at least two months before such change;

(i) ensuring that the minor is brought up in an environment which leads to his psychological security as well as his physical well-being, to the satisfaction of the Social Care Standards Authority;

(j) respecting and facilitating of the right of the minor to practice a religion of his own choice;

(k) the reporting to the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths) or the Review Board of any incident, abscondment, truancy from school, injury, sickness or death as they occur;

(l) the participation in on-going training as organized by the Director Alternative Care (Children and Youths);

(m) the right to open a bank account in the name of the minor, which they shall administer as a bonus paterfamilias;

(n) access to information on the biological parents of the minors, following an application to the Court which the Court may approve or refuse after having considered the case and the best interests of the minor; and

(o) the observance of any other obligation as may be imposed upon them under this Act or any other law.