Rights of child under Foster Care

It is the duty of the Child Welfare Committee to ensure the important rights of a child under foster care. There are many rights & responsibilities of the child under foster care. The Child Welfare Committee shall guarantee that the most beneficial interest of the foster child. The child will have access to data on the circumstances of his biological parents.

Rights and Obligations of Foster Carers/Parents

Foster carers/parents have the subsequent advantages:

• Right to be understood and appreciated

• Right not to be discriminated against on the basis of their pleasant opportunity

• After placing that child in foster care for a short period of five years, with appropriate statutes specified in the Guidelines governing the adoption of children, 2015, the child concerned has the right to choose and the child has no candidate of its own.

General Accountabilities:

• Provide sufficient food, clothes, security, and shelter.

• To provide care, maintenance, and medication for the overall physical, emotional, and mental health of the child.

• Guarantee education and vocational education according to the child’s age, growth, development needs, and benefits.

• Protection from exploitation, abuse, harm, negligence, and injury.

• Appreciate the confidentiality of the child and his/her biological parents, and acknowledge that any knowledge presented about them is private and should not be disclosed to any other party without prior permission.

• Immediate medicine in accidents.

Guidelines for Selection of Foster Carers/Parents

The District Child Protection Unit shall exercise the following guidelines for the classification of individual and group foster caregivers/parents:

• Both husband and wife must be Indian citizens. (It is recognized that parents who are currently separated should not be approved for foster care because they are expected to enter into marriage and this can increase difficulties).

• Both husband and wife should be prepared to raise only one child.

• Both the spouses should be above 35 years of age and should be in good physical, emotional and mental health.

• They should generally have earnings in which they can meet the needs of the child and not be dependent on foster care being held hostage to the child.

• Medical records of all members of the foster care parent living in proposals should be collected, including transmissions on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), tuberculosis (TB), and hepatitis B. To determine whether they are medically are furnished and fit for care.

• Parents must have sufficient reservations and the necessary equipment and be prepared to follow the precepts set out below, including frequent visits to doctors, protection of the child’s well-being.

• They should be living without unlawful punishment or being accused.