CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 527 Information and items must be kept during placement

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 527

    (1)     This section applies if the director-general places a child or young person with a foster carer or a residential care service under section 512 (Director-general must place child or young person with out-of-home carer).

    (2)     Each care entity for the child or young person for the placement must keep the following things during the placement:

        (a)     protected information about the child or young person that the care entity possesses because of the placement;

Example

records made by the care entity about the child or young person because of the placement

Note     P rotected information —see s 844.

        (b)     personal items of the child or young person that the care entity possesses because of the placement.

Note     Personal items , for a child, young person or young adult—see the dictionary.