47Report to be sent to Ombudsman if child or young person released before required to be brought before court

1. This section applies if—

2. a child or young person is placed in the custody of the chief executive under section 39, 40, or 42; and
3. the child or young person is released from that custody before the child or young person is required by section 45(a) to be brought before the court.

4. If this section applies, the person who released the child or young person from that custody must, as soon as practicable after the release,—

5. write a report containing the details required by subsection (2); and
6. send a copy of the report to the Ombudsman to enable the Ombudsman to consider whether to exercise any functions or powers under the Ombudsmen Act 1975 in relation to any matter arising from the release of the child or young person from custody.

7. The details to be included in a report required by subsection (1) in relation to the placing of a child or young person in the custody of the chief executive are as follows:

8. where the child or young person was placed in the custody of the chief executive pursuant to a warrant issued under section 39 or section 40, the grounds on which that warrant was issued and the reasons why the child or young person was so placed:
9. where the child or young person was placed in the custody of the chief executive pursuant to section 42, the reasons why the child or young person was so placed:
10. where and with whom the chief executive placed the child or young person while the child or young person was in the chief executive's custody:
11. whether a medical examination of the child or young person was carried out pursuant to section 53, and, if so, the findings of that examination:
12. the reason for releasing the child or young person from the custody of the chief executive:
13. the details of any follow up action, where needed, in relation to the child or young person and the proposed plan for undertaking the action, including who is responsible for undertaking the action and the time frame within which the action must be undertaken.