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Arrangements for the residential establishment–

(a)

in co-operation with the relevant local authority, to assist each child in developing his potential while resident in the establishment and after leaving;

(b)

for taking into account the needs and wishes of each child so placed, and those of the parents, and for the child’s rights and responsibilities to be defined with due regard to his age and maturity; and

(c)

for formulating procedures in co-operation with the relevant local authority in each case to deal with complaints from children resident in the establishment, or their parents or other relatives.