# The Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996, Regulation 35: Circumstances necessitating visits by authorities


Every authority shall arrange for one of its officers to visit every child who is accommodated within its area in a voluntary home or in a registered children’s home in any of the following circumstances and within the periods specified—
(a) where the authority is informed that a child not in the care of, nor being looked after by, any authority has been placed in such accommodation, within 7 days of being so informed;
(b) where the voluntary organisation or the person carrying on a registered children’s home providing such accommodation makes representations to the authority that there are circumstances relating to the child which require a visit, within 14 days of receipt of those representations; or
(c) when the authority is informed that the welfare of a child may not be being safeguarded or promoted, within 24 hours of being so informed.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1996/479/regulation/35 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-1996/regulation-35
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