Children’s Act 2014

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Monitoring compliance

39 Requirement to provide information to chief executives

(1)

The chief executive of any key agency may, for the purpose of monitoring compliance with this Part, require any specified organisation to provide to the chief executive, in the manner and within the time specified, information about the safety checking of children’s workers employed or engaged by the organisation.

(2)

The chief executive of any key agency may exercise the power in subsection (3) only if he or she believes on reasonable grounds that the information required is necessary to prevent or lessen a serious threat to the safety of any child or children.

(3)

The chief executive may require any specified organisation to provide details to the chief executive of any safety check done on a named person and the person’s work history, including—

(a)

how the person’s identity was confirmed; and

(b)

all information provided about the person in the course of the safety check; and

(c)

the risk assessment of the person; and

(d)

the date or dates on which the person has been employed or engaged by the organisation and the nature of the work that he or she is or has been engaged in.