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.