SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 9International protection of adults
Part 5Co-operation
Proposal for cross-border placement
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1
This paragraph applies where a public authority proposes to place an adult in an establishment in a Convention country other than Northern Ireland.
2
The public authority must consult an appropriate authority in that other country about the proposed placement and, for that purpose, must send it—
a
a report on the adult; and
b
a statement of its reasons for the proposed placement.
3
If the appropriate authority in the other country opposes the proposed placement within a reasonable time, the public authority may not proceed with it.
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A proposal received by a public authority under Article 33 in relation to an adult is to proceed unless the authority opposes it within a reasonable time.
Adult in danger etc
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1
This paragraph applies if a public authority is told that an adult—
a
who is in serious danger, and
b
in relation to whom the public authority has taken, or is considering taking, protective measures,
is, or has become resident, in a country other than Northern Ireland.
2
The public authority must tell an appropriate authority in that other country about—
a
the danger; and
b
the measures taken or under consideration.
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A public authority may not request from, or send to, an appropriate authority in a country other than Northern Ireland information in accordance with Chapter 5 (co-operation) in relation to an adult if it considers that doing so—
a
would be likely to endanger the adult or the adult's property; or
b
would amount to a serious threat to the liberty or life of a member of the adult's family.