(2) It shall be the responsibility of the staff of the approved home, the
probation and social welfare officer and any other person to assist the child
to become reunited with his or her parents or guardians.
(3) After a child has been returned home from an approved home, the
probation and social welfare officer shall keep in regular contact with the
child and his or her family until the completion of the order or its discharge.
(4) Where a child is unable to return to his or her parents or to go to
foster parents or has no parent, nor a foster parent, he or she shall be
encouraged and assisted by the approved home and the probation and social
welfare officer to become independent and self-reliant.
59.
Parental responsibility of warden and staff of approved homes.
While a child is in an approved home on a care order, the warden and staff
of the home have parental responsibility for the child.
60.
Contact with parents and relatives.
(1) The approved home and the probation and social welfare officer
shall maintain contact with the parents or relatives of a child in the home as
well as maintain contact between the child and the parents or relatives of the
child.
(2) A named person may be refused contact by an exclusion order
made by the court during proceedings on an application for a care order, or
later on the application of the child or the probation and social welfare officer
to the court when such contact is not in the interest of the child.
(3) Any person refused contact with the child or the child himself or
herself may apply to the court to have the order varied or discharged.
61.
Removal of child from approved home.
A person who removes a child from an approved home without reasonable
cause commits an offence and shall be dealt with in accordance with this Act.
62.
Recovery order.
(1)
When a court has been informed on information on oath that a
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