Child Care Act 1991

F187[Provision of information to certain persons.

23NM

23NM.(1) The F188[Child and Family Agency] shall, from time to time during the period for which a special care order or an interim special care order has effect and subject to a direction under section 23NA(2)(a), provide

(a) a parent having custody of the child unless the parent is dead, missing or cannot be found, and

(b) a guardian of the child unless the guardian is missing or cannot be found, or a relative,

with information relating to the child having regard to the special care provided to him or her, his or her care requirements, the behaviour of the child before the provision of special care and the risk it poses to his or her life, health, safety, development or welfare.

(2) The F188[Child and Family Agency] shall, for the purposes of subsection (1), take all steps reasonably open to it to locate a person referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (1).

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), information provided pursuant to that subsection includes information in respect of

(a) the benefits of special care having regard to the care requirements of the child, and

(b) an incident, if any, relating to the child which

(i) has occurred in the special care unit or during a period for which the child was released from the special care unit pursuant to section 23NF or 23NG, and

(ii) has had, or is likely to have, an adverse affect on that child.]

Annotations

Amendments:

F187

Inserted (31.12.2017) by Child Care (Amendment) Act 2011 (19/2011), s. 10, S.I. No. 637 of 2017, subject to transitional provisions in s. 48.

F188

Substituted (1.01.2014) by Child and Family Agency Act 2013 (40/2013), s. 97 and sch. 2 part 4 item 1, S.I. No. 502 of 2013.