SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 3International 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 England and Wales.

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 Convention country other than England and Wales.

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 Convention country information in accordance with Chapter 5 (co-operation) in relation to an adult if it thinks that doing so—

a

would be likely to endanger the adult or his property, or

b

would amount to a serious threat to the liberty or life of a member of the adult's family.