Child Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Jul 2023 · Chapter · Temporary Custody and Medical Examination and Treatment
23. Control over hospitalized children
Feedback & supportIf a child is hospitalized under section 22, the Director
General shall have the like control over, and responsibility for the maintenance of, that child as a person in charge of a place of safety would have had if the child had been placed in that place of safety.
place of safety
Defined · s 2
“place of safety” means any place of safety established or appointed under section 54; Child 21 “place of detention”— (a) means any place of detention established or appointed under section 58; and (b) includes accommodation in a police station, police cell or lock-up, separate or apart from adult offenders;