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 40.  (1) This section applies if a society proposes or is apprised of a plan to place a child with a relative of the child or a member of the child’s extended family or community before the placement occurs. (2) Before a child is placed in the care of a relative or member of the child’s extended family or community, the society shall conduct an evaluation of the proposed plan for the care of the child to determine whether the person is capable of providing the child with a safe home environment. (3) In an evaluation under subsection (2), the society shall ensure that all of the following procedures are completed: 1. A child protection worker, a person designated by the society or an employee of a child and family service authority obtains information, i. as to the identity of every person who is 18 or older and resides in the home in which the child will be placed, and ii. as to the nature of the relationship between the child and every person referred to in subparagraph i. 2. A child protection worker, a person designated by the society or an employee of a child and family service authority meets with the proposed primary caregiver and conducts an interview of the caregiver. 3. A child protection worker, a person designated by the society or an employee of a child and family service authority meets in private with the child who will be placed and conducts an interview appropriate to the child’s age and maturity. 4. A child protection worker, a person designated by the society or an employee of a child and family service authority conducts an assessment of the home environment, including an assessment of the physical aspects of the home. 5. A child protection worker conducts a review of the society’s records for information relating to any person who is 18 or older and resides in the home in which the child will be placed. 6. A child protection worker, a person designated by the society or an employee of a child and family service authority obtains the consent of the proposed primary caregiver to, i. a police record check, and ii. the disclosure of information related to the primary caregiver by any society, including any information from the Child Protection Fast Track Information System and any child welfare authority outside Ontario. 7. As soon as practicable but no later than seven days after the society or child and family service authority obtains the consent requested of a person under subparagraph 6 ii, the society shall conduct a search of the proposed primary caregiver’s name in the Child Protection Fast Track Information System. 8. As soon as practicable but no later than seven days after the society or child and family service authority obtains the consent requested of a person under subparagraphs 6 i and ii, the society, i. makes a request to the appropriate authority in any jurisdiction in which the person has resided for the results of the person’s police record check, and ii. if the person has resided in the past in an area outside of the society’s jurisdiction, makes a request to any society or any child welfare authority outside Ontario for any information or records they may have relating to the person. (4) As soon as practicable but no later than 30 days after a society completes the evaluation under subsection (2), the society shall ensure that a child protection worker documents the evaluation. (5) After the child is placed in the care of a relative or member of the child’s extended family or community, the society shall ensure that the following procedures are completed: 1. Within seven days of being apprised that the placement has occurred, a child protection worker, a person designated by the society or an employee of a child and family service authority, i. conducts a home visit to the home in which the child was placed, ii. conducts an interview with the primary caregiver, iii. meets in private with the child and conducts an interview appropriate to the child’s age and maturity, and iv. contacts every person other than the primary caregiver who is 18 or older and resides in the home in order to obtain each person’s consent to, A. a police record check, and B. the disclosure of information related to the person by any society, including any information from the Child Protection Fast Track Information System, and any child welfare authority outside Ontario. 2. As soon as practicable but no later than seven days after the society or child and family service authority obtains the consent requested of a person under sub-subparagraph 1 iv B, the society conducts a search of the person’s name in the Child Protection Fast Track Information System. 3. As soon as practicable but no later than seven days after the society or child and family service authority obtains the consent requested of a person under sub-subparagraphs 1 iv A and B, the society, i. makes a request to the appropriate authority in any jurisdiction in which the person has resided for the results of the person’s police record check, and ii. if the person has resided in the past in an area outside of the society’s jurisdiction, makes a request to any society or any child welfare authority outside Ontario for any information or records they may have relating to the person. 4. As soon as practicable but no later than seven days after the information requested under paragraph 3 is received, the society shall review the information and document any decisions and actions it proposes to take with respect to the information. 5. No later than 30 days after being apprised that the placement has occurred, the society shall ensure that the following procedures are followed by a child protection worker, a person designated by the society or an employee of a child and family service authority: i. A second home visit to the home in which the child was placed is conducted. ii. A second meeting is held in private with the child at which an interview appropriate to the child’s age and maturity is conducted. iii. A second interview with the primary caregiver is conducted. 6. The placement plan relating to the child is reviewed by a society child welfare service supervisor.