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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS (CARE AND PROTECTION) ACT 1998 - SECT 36
Principles of intervention
36 Principles of intervention
(1) In deciding the appropriate response to a report concerning a child or
young person, the Secretary must have regard to the following principles-- (a)
The immediate safety, welfare and well-being of the child or young person, and
of other children or young persons in the usual residential setting of the
child or young person, must be given paramount consideration.
(b) Subject to
paragraph (a), any action must be appropriate to the age of the child or
young person, any disability the child, young person or his or her family
members have, and the circumstances, language, religion and cultural
background of the family.
(c) Removal of the child or young person from his
or her usual caregiver may occur only where it is necessary to protect the
child or young person from the risk of serious harm.
(2) The principles in
this section are to be applied in priority to the principles in section 9 in
deciding the appropriate response to a report concerning a child or
young person.
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