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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 226 Notice of emergency action

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 226

Notice of emergency action

(1)     If the chief executive takes emergency action in relation to a child or young person or is notified that a police officer has taken emergency action, he or she must, as soon as practicable, give notice that the action has been taken to—

        (a)     each person with parental responsibility for the child or young person who has not been told about the action by the person who took the action; and

        (b)     the community advocate; and

        (c)     the court.

(2)     This section applies even if the chief executive considers that it would not be in the best interests of the child or young person to give notice.