(1) It shall be the duty of the tutor ad hoc to investigate as fully as possible all circumstances relevant to the proposed adoption with a view to safeguarding the interests of the infant before the court and to make a report to the court for that purpose; and in particular it shall be his or her duty—
(a) to make enquiries as to all matters alleged in the applicant's statement and as to the additional matters specified in Schedule 2 to these rules and to report to the Court upon them;
(b) to interview (either by himself or herself or by an agent appointed by him or her for the purpose) every individual being an applicant for the order, or mentioned in the applicant's statement as a person to whom reference may be made, or a person on whom notice of the application is required to be served under rule 8.
(2) The tutor ad hoc, or his or her agent shall treat as confidential all information obtained in the course of the investigation, and shall not divulge any part of it to any other person except so far as may be necessary for the proper execution of his or her duty.