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Childcare Act 2006

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Cancellation etc. in an emergency

72Protection of children in an emergency

(1)In relation to a person registered under Chapter 2, 3 or 4, the Chief Inspector may apply to a justice of the peace for an order—

(a)cancelling the person’s registration;

(b)varying or removing a condition to which his registration is subject;

(c)imposing a new condition on his registration.

(2)If it appears to the justice that a child for whom early years provision or later years provision is being or may be provided by that person is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm, the justice may make the order.

(3)An application under subsection (1) may be made without notice.

(4)An order under subsection (2)—

(a)must be made in writing, and

(b)has effect from the time when it is made.

(5)If an order is made under subsection (2), the Chief Inspector must serve on the registered person as soon as is reasonably practicable after the making of the order—

(a)a copy of the order,

(b)a copy of any written statement in support of the application for the order, and

(c)notice of any right of appeal conferred by section 74.

(6)The documents mentioned in subsection (5) may be served on the registered person by—

(a)delivering them to him, or

(b)sending them by post.

(7)For the purposes of this section, “harm” has the same meaning as in the Children Act 1989 (c. 41) and the question of whether harm is significant is to be determined in accordance with section 31(10) of that Act.

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