(b)
the commissioner on any such appeal may prohibit the removal
or authorise it subject to such conditions as he or she thinks fit.
(2) A child shall not be required to remain in the care of a foster
parent after he or she has attained the age of eighteen years.
14.
Illness.
If a foster child is seriously ill, the foster parent shall as soon as possible give
notice to the supervising officer, who shall in turn notify the parents or
guardians of the illness.
15.
Death.
(1) If the foster child dies, the foster parent shall make every effort
to obtain a medical certificate of death and a post-mortem report and shall,
within forty-eight hours after the death, notify the supervising officer
responsible for that child, who shall in turn notify the commissioner of the
death.
(2) Where the child’s parents or guardians are known, the
commissioner shall inform them of the child’s death.
(3) If the foster parent dies, in the case where a child is placed with
a single foster parent, the child shall be returned to the supervising officer or
to the warden of the approved home from which he or she was received.
16.
Records.
(1) Every district probation and social welfare office shall maintain
a register of foster parents, in which shall be stated in respect of each foster
parent, a record set out in Form 3 specified in the Schedule to these Rules.
(2) The register referred to in subrule (1) of this rule shall, in
addition, contain—
(a) a statement of the name, sex, age, religion and address of each
parent of the foster child, if known; and
(b) the date of placement, the date of termination and the reason for
termination.
(3)
The district probation and social welfare office shall also, in
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