Family Sharing request empty

Hi,
I have recently upgraded my iPad and my daughter's iPod to iOS 8, and have setup the new Family Sharing feature. I created an Apple ID for my 10 year old daughter (who is now allowed an Apple ID due to the 13+ rule change).
When buying apps from the App store, the Ask Permission feature works great  (I get a notification on my iPad, which when clicked opens up a decision box, which I can then allow or not). However, when she tried to buy more iCloud storage, I got the notification as before on the iPad, with the details of the manage storage request, but this time the decision box is blank (white) with just a cancel button at the top left. We've tried several times with no luck.
Has anyone managed tried this yet and managed to get it to work?
Thanks,
Mark

Im having the same issues from my kids iPod touch and have not found a solution.

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