Children and Young People Act 2008
373What is a temporary parental responsibility provision?
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373 What is a temporary parental responsibility provision? temporary parental responsibility provision— (a) means a provision in an appraisal order for a child or young person that transfers daily care responsibility for the child or young person to the director-general; and (b) may provide for the director-general to enter and search any place the director-general believes on reasonable grounds the child or young person is, to find the child or young person. Note 1 A temporary parental responsibility provision must not be longer than 4 weeks (see s 384). Note 2 The director-general may ask the chief police officer for assistance in carrying out a temporary parental responsibility provision in an appraisal order. The chief police officer must, if asked, give assistance to the director-general by assigning police officers to assist the director-general in carrying out the action (see s 679).