S.L. 602.1 Art. 7Functions of the Manager (Children’s House).

Without prejudice to the functions as may be given to the

Manager by the Act or subsequent regulations, the Manager

(Children’s House) shall:

(a) convene a meeting prior to an investigative interview to establish the aims and purposes of the interview and the needs of the minor;

(b) appoint a forensic interviewer to conduct an investigative interview with a referred minor;

(c) liaise with the paediatric specialist so that the minor may undergo a medical examination if this is deemed necessary owing to the nature of the suspicions or knowledge of significant harm suffered by the minor;

(d) convene stakeholders for the investigative interview;

(e) monitor the investigative interview with the referred minor;

(f) collect, retain, store and dispose of data collected from each interview according to the provisions of other applicable law and according to these regulations;

(g) prepare the data and communicate it to the competent court for use in on-going proceedings;

(h) liaise with the psychologist working at the Children’s House to conduct an assessment on the interviewed minor to determine the minor’s needs for therapeutic support;

(i) allocate support services to the interviewed minors and their families or make referrals to outside services according to the results of the assessment;

(j) participate in the interdisciplinary meetings held by the Director (Child Protection) in terms of article 6 of the Act;

(k) provide initial and on-going training to his officers and service providers.