Section 320 — Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989: Report to be made to Court on effectiveness of certain orders
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320 Report to be made to Court on effectiveness of certain orders (1) Where the Court makes a community work order under section 298 of this Act, the Social Worker or, as the case may be, the person or organisation supervising the order shall, on the expiry of the order, furnish to the Court a report in writing. (2) Where, pursuant to an order made under section 283(k) or section 307 of this Act (including any order made pursuant to section 307(2) or section 311(2) of this Act), a young person is placed under the supervision of the chief executive or a person or organisation, the chief executive or, as the case may be, that person or organisation shall, on the expiry of the period specified in the order, furnish to the Court a report in writing. (3) Where, pursuant to an order made under section 311(1) of this Act, a young person is placed in the custody of the chief executive, the chief executive shall, on the expiry of the order, furnish a report to the Court in writing. (4) Every report required by this section to be furnished to the Court in relation to any order shall contain an assessment of the effectiveness of the order, the young person's response to it, and such other information as the person who is required to furnish the report considers relevant. (5) Where, pursuant to this section, any person or organisation furnishes a report to the Court, that person or organisation shall send a copy of that report to— (a) The appropriate Youth Justice Co-ordinator; and (b) The young person to whom the report relates; and (c) The barrister or solicitor or Youth Advocate representing that young person. Subsections (2) and (3) were amended, as from 1 October 1999, by section 13 Department of Child, Youth and Family Services Act 1999 (1999 No 82) by substituting “ chief executive ” for “ Director-General ” .
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