(3) The report shall be in Form 3 as specified in the Schedule and shall be filed in the district probation and social welfare office. 7. Religion. (1) Where a child’s religion is known, the child shall be placed with a foster parent who is of the same religion as the foster child; but where that is not possible, the foster parent shall undertake to bring up the child in accordance with the religious denomination of the child. (2) Where a child’s religion is not known, the child shall be placed with a foster parent who shall undertake to bring up the child in accordance with the religious denomination of the foster parent. 8. Cultural background. Wherever possible, a child shall be placed with a foster parent who has the same cultural background as the child’s parents and who originates from the same area in Uganda as the parents of the child. 9. Undertaking by foster parents. (1) Each foster parent shall, on the day on which the child is placed with him or her, sign the undertaking specified in Form 2 in the Schedule in the presence of a witness. (2) Where the prospective foster parent cannot read the English language sufficiently to understand the nature of the undertaking, the supervising officer or the authorised officer concerned shall cause the undertaking to be explained to the prospective foster parent in a language which he or she understands and shall certify to that effect as prescribed in Form 2 of the Schedule. (3) Each foster parent shall be given a copy of the undertaking signed by him or her. (4) A copy of the undertaking shall also be sent to the district probation and social welfare office and to the commissioner.

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