[Rev. 2012] Children CAP. 141 (f) give attention and provide assistance to the acute situations of children in hardship, including disabled children, street children, orphaned and destitute children, children who abuse drugs, children who are sexually abused and children who are affected by domestic violence, and formulate programmes for the consideration by the Council, for the alleviation of the plight of such children; (g) make such enquiries and investigations and provide such reports and assessments as may be required by any court or for the enforcement of any order made by a court under this Act; (h) provide all necessary assistance to the judicial process, to the intent that court orders in relation to children which require supporting, social and administrative arrangements may achieve fulfillment; (i) safeguard the welfare of any child or children placed under care, by virtue of a care order or an interim order; (j) provide assistance and procure accommodation for any child not in proper custody, any child who is abandoned or any child who is in need of refuge or safety; (k) trace the parents or guardians of any lost or abandoned child, or return a lost or abandoned child to his lawful place of residence; (l) intervene on behalf of any child who is in need of care and protection and is in danger of imminent injury or harm, where possible by securing the removal of such child to a place of safety; (m) mediate, in so far as permitted under this Act, in family disputes involving children, and their parents, guardians or other persons who have parental responsibility in respect of the children, and promote family reconciliation; (n) make arrangements for the assessment of children placed under care and provide counselling, guidance and other support services for children and their families; (o) provide care, guidance and other assistance and treatment for children who have been arrested or remanded in police custody or in children’s remand homes, and assist children through court proceedings and children’s hearings; (p) supervise all children’s rehabilitation centres, children’s homes and remand homes and safeguard and promote the welfare of any children admitted therein; (q) provide quarterly reports on the management of children’s rehabilitation centres, children’s homes and remand homes; (r) safeguard the welfare of children in foster care; (s) perform any functions prescribed in this Act, or as may be prescribed by any regulations made by the Minister. (3) The Director shall have power, for the purpose of carrying out his functions, to do all such acts and things as appear to him to be requisite, advantageous or convenient for or in connection with the carrying out of his functions or incidental to their proper discharge and may carry out any activities in that behalf alone or in association with any other person or institution. C15 - 25 [Issue 1]