Children and Young People Act 2008
527Information and items must be kept during placement
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527 Information and items must be kept during placement (1) This section applies if the director-general places a child or young person with a foster carer or a residential care service under section 512 (Director-general must place child or young person with out-of-home carer). (2) Each care entity for the child or young person for the placement must keep the following things during the placement: (a) protected information about the child or young person that the care entity possesses because of the placement; records made by the care entity about the child or young person because of the placement Note Protected information—see s 844. (b) personal items of the child or young person that the care entity possesses because of the placement. Note Personal items, for a child, young person or young adult—see the