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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE (SAFETY) ACT 2017 - SECT 100

100—Cancellation of licence

        (1)         The Chief Executive may, by notice in writing, cancel a licence under this Part if the Chief Executive reasonably suspects that—

            (a)         a child or young person placed in the care of an approved carer pursuant to the licence is not being adequately cared for; or

            (b)         the provisions of this Act are not being complied with by the licensed foster care agency to which the licence relates; or

            (c)         the holder of the licence no longer meets a requirement for granting the licence under section 99(3); or

            (d)         the holder of the licence has refused or failed to comply with a condition of the licence; or

            (e)         the holder of the licence (or, if the holder of the licence is a body corporate, a director of the body corporate) is a prohibited person under the Child Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 ; or

            (f)         a working with children check has been not conducted in relation to the holder of the licence (or, if the holder of the licence is a body corporate, in relation to a director of the body corporate) within the preceding 5 years; or

            (g)         it is otherwise appropriate that the licence be cancelled.

        (2)         The Chief Executive must (except in relation to a cancellation for a reason referred to in subsection (1)(d) or (e)) give the holder of a licence under this Part at least 28 days notice in writing of the Chief Executive's intention to cancel the licence.



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