CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 12 What is effect of custody

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 12

12 What is effect of custody

(1) This section applies if—

(a) an authorised officer or police officer takes a child into the chief executive’s custody; or

Note—

Under section 18 , a child at immediate risk of harm may be taken into custody.

(b) the chief executive has custody of a child under a care agreement; or

(c) the chief executive or someone else is granted custody of a child under an assessment order, temporary custody order or child protection order.

(2) The chief executive, or other person granted custody of the child, has—

(a) the right to have the child’s daily care; and

(b) the right and responsibility to make decisions about the child’s daily care.