CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 161 Action on report

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 161

(1)     On receiving a report under section 158 or 159, the chief executive may, after consideration of the report, act in relation to it.

(2)     The action the chief executive may take in relation to a report about a child or young person includes the following:

        (a)     a child protection appraisal of the child or young person and his or her situation;

        (b)     providing, or arranging the provision of, support services for the child or young person and, if appropriate, his or her family;

        (c)     assisting a member of kin of the child or young person to care for him or her;

        (d)     developing, in consultation with a person with parental responsibility for the child or young person if appropriate, a plan to meet the needs of the child or young person and, if appropriate, his or her family, that does not involve bringing the matter before a court;

        (e)     emergency action or an application to a court for an order in relation to the child or young person.

(3)     Nothing in this Act requires the chief executive to act in relation to a report made to him or her under section 158 or 159.