PART XVIIMISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

Children accommodated in certain establishments

Children not accommodated in schools177

1

Where a child is provided with accommodation by F1the Education Authority —

a

for a consecutive period of at least three months; or

b

with the intention, on the part of F2the Education Authority , of accommodating him for such a period,

F1the Education Authority shall notify the responsible authority.

2

Paragraph (1) does not apply to accommodation to which Article 176(1) applies.

3

Where paragraph (1) applies with respect to a child, F3the Education Authority shall also notify the responsible authority when it ceases to accommodate the child.

4

In this Article “the responsible authority” means—

a

the authority appearing to F4the Education Authority to be the authority within whose area the child was ordinarily resident immediately before being accommodated; or

b

where it appears to F4the Education Authority that the child was not ordinarily resident within the area of any authority, the authority within whose area the accommodation is situated.

5

Where an authority has been notified under this Article, it shall—

a

take such steps as are reasonably practicable to enable it to determine whether the child's welfare is adequately safeguarded and promoted while he is accommodated by F5the Education Authority ; and

b

consider the extent to which (if at all) the authority should exercise any of its functions under this Order with respect to the child.