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Children Act 1989 Representations - investigation of representations Duty
- Description
- Where the complainant and the local authority have agreed that the representations should not be considered in accordance with regulation 14 or the complainant has made a request under regulation 15(2) then the local authority must consider the representations in accordance with this regulation.
The procedure followed by the local authority in considering representations under paragraph (1) must include the appointment of an independent person.
The local authority must consider the representations under this regulation with the independent person and send notice of their response to the complainant and, where one has been appointed, to his advocate within 25 working days of the start date.
The independent person appointed in accordance with paragraph (2) must take part in any discussions which are held by the local authority about the action that the local authority will take in light of the matters which have been found in the consideration of the representations and the conclusions that the local authority draw from them.
The notice of the local authority’s response sent in accordance with paragraph (3) must include information about the complainant’s right under regulation 18 to request that the representations be further considered by a panel in accordance with regulation 19 and the procedure for making such a request.
- Modified
- 15 Jun 2020
- Status
- Live
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