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Substitution of section 186 of Act of 2001.
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152.— The following section is substituted for section 186 of the Act of 2001:
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“Functions of authorised person.
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186.—(1) A person authorised under section 185 shall carry out inspections at least once every 12 months of each children detention school.
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(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), an authorised person shall, in carrying out an inspection of any such school, pay particular attention to—
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(a) the conditions in which the children are detained and the facilities available to them,
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(b) their health, safety and well-being,
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(c) policies and practice concerning the preservation and development of relationships between them and their families,
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(d) policies and practice concerning their discipline, care and protection, and
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(e) policies and practice in relation to the normal routine of the school.
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(3) The authorised person may hear complaints by children who at any time were or who are detained in a children detention school, and for that and any other purpose—
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(a) may interview them and any member of the staff in the school concerned, and
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(b) shall have access to records, whether in legible or non-legible form, relating to the administration of the school and the children detained therein.
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(4) Any interviews with children shall be with their consent and may, if they agree, take place in private.
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(5) The authorised person—
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(a) shall not be an employee of any children detention school which the person inspects, and
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(b) shall be independent in the exercise of his or her functions in carrying out inspections.
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(6) The authorised person shall submit a report to the Minister in relation to any inspection carried out under this section and publish the report at the same time as it is so submitted.”.
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