s.54Refuges for children at risk
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Section 54Part 5 — PROTECTION OF CHILDREN

Refuges for children at risk

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Where it is proposed to use a home registered as a children's home under Part VIII to provide a refuge for children who appear to be at risk of harm, the Governor in Cabinet may issue a certificate under this section with respect to that home.
Where a voluntary organisation acting on behalf of the Department arranges for a foster parent to provide such a refuge, the Governor in Cabinet may issue a certificate under this section with respect to that foster parent.
In subsection (1A) "foster parent" means a person who is, or who from time to time is, a foster parent with whom children are placed by a voluntary organisation.
The Governor in Cabinet may by regulations —
make provision as to the manner in which certificates may be issued;
impose requirements which must be complied with while any certificate is in force; and
provide for the withdrawal of certificates in prescribed circumstances.
Where a certificate is in force with respect to a home, none of the provisions mentioned in subsection (4) shall apply in relation to any person providing a refuge for any child in that home.
Where a certificate is in force with respect to a foster parent, none of the provisions mentioned in subsection (4) shall apply in relation to any person providing a refuge for a child in accordance with arrangements made by the voluntary organisation.
The provisions are —
section 52; and
section 27 and Schedule 2 of the Youth Justice Law (2005 Revision).

Defined Terms

foster parent

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