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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.136Refusal of application
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### sec.136 Refusal of application
If the chief executive decides to refuse an application for, or to renew, a certificate, the chief executive must give written notice of the decision to the applicant.
The notice must—
be given within 10 days after the decision is made; and
state the reasons for the decision; and
unless the application is refused because a person mentioned in section 135 (1) (a) (iii) or (b)(iv) does not hold a working with children authority—
state the applicant may apply to the tribunal to have the decision reviewed; and
state how, and the time within which, the applicant may apply to have the decision reviewed; and
state any right the applicant has to have the operation of the decisions stayed.
s 136 amd 2000 No. 59 s 151 sch 1 ; 2005 No. 40 s 40 ; 2006 No. 17 s 8 ; 2009 No. 24 s 20 ; 2010 No. 5 s 31 ; 2019 No. 18 s 86 (2) sch 2 ; 2022 No. 7 s 132 sch 1
amd 2024 No. 50 s 4A (uncommenced amendment)
(sec.136-ssec.1) If the chief executive decides to refuse an application for, or to renew, a certificate, the chief executive must give written notice of the decision to the applicant.
(sec.136-ssec.2) The notice must— be given within 10 days after the decision is made; and state the reasons for the decision; and unless the application is refused because a person mentioned in section 135 (1) (a) (iii) or (b)(iv) does not hold a working with children authority— state the applicant may apply to the tribunal to have the decision reviewed; and state how, and the time within which, the applicant may apply to have the decision reviewed; and state any right the applicant has to have the operation of the decisions stayed.
- (a) be given within 10 days after the decision is made; and
- (b) state the reasons for the decision; and
- (c) unless the application is refused because a person mentioned in section 135 (1) (a) (iii) or (b)(iv) does not hold a working with children authority— (i) state the applicant may apply to the tribunal to have the decision reviewed; and (ii) state how, and the time within which, the applicant may apply to have the decision reviewed; and (iii) state any right the applicant has to have the operation of the decisions stayed.
- (i) state the applicant may apply to the tribunal to have the decision reviewed; and
- (ii) state how, and the time within which, the applicant may apply to have the decision reviewed; and
- (iii) state any right the applicant has to have the operation of the decisions stayed.
- (i) state the applicant may apply to the tribunal to have the decision reviewed; and
- (ii) state how, and the time within which, the applicant may apply to have the decision reviewed; and
- (iii) state any right the applicant has to have the operation of the decisions stayed.