364Authority to establish residences

1. The chief executive, with the approval of the Minister, may from time to time establish and maintain under this Act residences of such number and type as in the opinion of the chief executive may be required for the purpose of providing for the care and control of children and young persons to whom this section applies, and, in particular, shall endeavour to establish a sufficient range of residences to cater effectively for the variety of special needs of such children and young persons.

2. When deciding the number, types, and range of residences to be established and maintained, the chief executive must consider establishing a sufficient number, sufficient types, and a sufficient range of community-based residences to be available for children and young persons who are detained in the chief executive’s custody under section 238(1)(d).

3. In particular, and without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the chief executive may, with the approval of the Minister, establish and maintain residences for any of the following purposes:

4. remand, observation, assessment, classification, and short-term training purposes:
5. the provision of a variety of programmes of special training and rehabilitation:
6. the provision of periodic training, of recreational, educational, or vocational activities, or of work either in a residence or in the community under supervision:
7. the provision of secure care.

8. It is hereby declared that every residence that the chief executive is authorised to establish under this Act is a public work within the meaning of the Public Works Act 1981.