Office of the Children's Lawyer
The protocol between Supervised Access Centres and the Office of the Children's Lawyer (OCL) includes the following:
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A written request to observe a visit must be forwarded to the Centre two weeks in advance.
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Consent forms from both parties must be provided to the Centre prior to the visit.
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An Oath of Confidentiality must be signed by the OCL representative prior to the visit.
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Supervised Access Centre staff will function in their normal role as the Family Monitor, with the OCL representative maintaining an observatory role during the visit.
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Copies of the Centre's observational reports can be made available as per the "reports process."
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If a report is requested, the Supervised Access Centre will send the invoice to the OCL representative for payment.
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An OCL representative may rent space at a cost. Rental inquires should be directed to the main office.