Ms Direko (ANC): I know of cases where there was a gentleman’s agreement between the social worker and the foster parents. The grant was not used in the best interest of the child, the child can only run away. I have gone to several cases where the grant has ...
Ms Direko (ANC): to entrust the welfare of children to municipalities defeats the object of the Bill. For the good of the child go along with the department.
Ms Direko (ANC) commented that she was concerned about privately owned institutions. She was not sure if "privately owned" meant you could do as you pleased. How did one protect these people and did privately owned institutions receive funding from government?
