Section 196 Child’s Right Act

Section 196 Child’s Right Act 2003 is about Welfare, etc., of children in homes. It is under Part XVIII (Registered Children’s Homes) of the Act.

(1) Where a child is accommodated in a children’s home, the person managing the children’s home shall‐
(a) safeguard and promote the welfare of the child;
(b) make such use of the services and facilities available for children cared for by their own parents as appear to that person reasonable in the case of the child; and
(c) advise, assist and befriend the child with a view to promoting his welfare when he ceases to be so accommodated.

(2) Before making any decision with respect to a child accommodated in a children’s home, the person managing the children’s home shall, so far as is reasonably practicable, ascertain the wishes and feelings of the child.

(3) In making the decision, the person concerned shall give due consideration‐
(a) having regard to the child’s age and understanding, to such wishes and feelings of the child as the person has been able to ascertain;
(b) to such other wishes and feelings mentioned in Subsection (2) of this section as he has been able to ascertain; and
(c) to the religious persuasion, racial origin, ethnic origin, cultural and linguistic background of the child.

(4) Section 198 of this Act, except subsection (4) of that section, shall apply in relation to any person who is managing a children’s home as it applies in relation to a voluntary organisation.