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Magistrates Court or Family Court to be notified

Families And Children (Child Abuse) (Reporting) Regulations, reg. 10 · Revised Edition 2020

Whenever a child has been taken into protective custody pursuant to these Regulations, it shall be the duty of the person who, or the Department which, took the child into protective custody to notify the Magistrates Court or the Family Court and the Department, where applicable, of that fact as soon as may be, but in any case not later than forty-eight hours after taking the child into protective custody, or within the next working day thereafter, whichever is applicable.
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