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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 267 Chief executive to report

CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 267

Chief executive to report

(1)     If, under a final care and protection order in force for a period longer than 6 months in relation to a child or young person

        (a)     the chief executive has parental responsibility for the child or young person; or

        (b)     the child or young person is subject to the supervision of the chief executive;

the chief executive must give a report under this section to—

        (c)     the child or young person; and

        (d)     each person with parental responsibility for the child or young person; and

        (e)     a carer caring for the child or young person; and

        (f)     the community advocate; and

        (g)     the court.

(2)     A report under this section must include information in relation to the following:

        (a)     the circumstances of the child or young person and the family with which he or she lives;

        (b)     the chief executive's performance of his or her obligations under the care and protection order;

        (c)     whether the chief executive considers the existing arrangements for the care and protection of the child or young person are in the best interests of the child or young person.

(3)     A report under this section in relation to a care and protection order must be given ¾

        (a)     if the order is in force for a period of less than 12 months—at least 1 month before the order expires but not earlier than 2 months before; or

        (b)     if the order is in force for a period of 12 months or more—

              (i)     at least 1 month before each anniversary of the making of the order while the order is in force, but not earlier than 2 months before; and

              (ii)     if the order is due to expire more than 6 months but less than 12 months after the last report was provided—at least 1 month before the order expires but not earlier than 2 months before.

(4)     The chief executive may also give a report to an interpreter, doctor or similar person if the chief executive considers it appropriate to do so to allow the person to bring the report to the attention of someone to whom the report must be provided.

(5)     If the chief executive causes a report under this section to be prepared in relation to a child or young person, the chief executive may, before providing the report to someone mentioned in paragraph (1) (c), (d) or (e) or subsection (4), make such minor alterations to the report to protect the privacy and confidentiality of a person named in the report as the chief executive considers appropriate.