Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable - Unicef

Government-funded programmes and services for vulnerable children in SA
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Court inquiry
by the
Children’s
Court
resulting
in an order
for the
placement of
the child l
After the investigation,
the Children’s Court
must conduct an inquiry
into whether the child
is in need of care and
protection.
The court must make
a placement order in
respect of the child, if it
is found to be in need of
care and protection.
Targeted beneficiaries
Children in need of
care and protection that
require alternative care
Presiding officer of the
Children’s Court, based
on the designated
social worker’s report
See Chapter 12 services
and programmes for
further details about the
jurisdiction and role of
the courts in providing
protection services for
vulnerable children.
Foster care
placement/
cluster
foster care
placement
The court may order the
child to be placed in
foster care or in a cluster
foster care scheme.
A foster care placement
may be with a person
who is not a family
member of the child, or
with a family member
who is not the parent or
guardian of the child, or in
a registered cluster foster
care scheme. li
There is a limit on the
number of children that
can be placed in the care
of one foster parent. No
more than six children
may be placed in foster
care with a single person
that is not the child’s
sibling or blood relative.
Targeted beneficiaries
A child who has no
parents or caregiver
A child who has a
parent or caregiver but
that person is unable or
unsuitable to care for the
child
A cluster foster care
scheme must be
managed by a nonprofit
organisation
registered in terms
of the Non-profit
Organisations Act,
1997. In addition,
it must have been
approved for providing
cluster foster care by
the provincial head of
social development,
and be registered with
the provincial head of
social development.
However, more than six
children may be placed
in foster care in terms
of a cluster foster care
scheme. lii
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