23NO.—The F193[Child and Family Agency] shall prepare and publish guidelines in respect of—

(a) the procedures for—

(i) the discharge of children from special care units including the discharge or release of children who are to remain in the care of the F193[Child and Family Agency] pursuant to an order under the Act other than under this Part, and

(ii) the release, in accordance with section 23NF and 23NG, of children from a special care unit,

F194[(b) (i) the provision of care under this Act to a child when a special care order or an interim special care order made in respect of that child ceases to have effect, and

(ii) the assistance which may be provided by the Child and Family Agency in accordance with an aftercare plan where a person has been the subject of an interim special care order or a special care order and is an eligible child or eligible adult,

and]

(c) informing the Garda Síochána and other persons, of children—

(i) who are, without lawful authority or the consent or knowledge of the F193[Child and Family Agency], removed from the custody of the F193[Child and Family Agency] or a special care unit,

(ii) who abscond from a special care unit or the custody of the F193[Child and Family Agency],

(iii) who fail to return, or are prevented from returning, to a special care unit or the custody of the F193[Child and Family Agency], or

(iv) who are missing or otherwise absent, without the consent or knowledge of the F193[Child and Family Agency], from the special care unit or place to which children are released in accordance with sections 23NF and 23NG.]