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Children's Name Change Process
Child Accidents Compensation Liability
Children Making Legal Decisions
Reasons For Absence From School
Expulsion of a Child From School
School and Special Needs Statutory Assessment
Do I have Parental Responsibility
Emergency Protection Orders for Children
Purposes of Emergency Protection Orders
Private Law Orders in Child Protection
State Intervention Child Welfare
Welfare Principle in Family Law
Hague Convention for Child Abduction
Child Abduction: Brussels P Regulations in the European Convention
Travel Disqualification with Child Maintenance
(a) Where a local authority:
is the subject of an emergency protection order, or
is in police protection, or
has contravened a ban imposed by a curfew notice within the meaning of chapter 1 or Part 1 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1988;
(b) have reasonable cause to suspect that a child who lives; or is found, in their area is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm
the authority will either make or have made, all the enquiries they considered to be necessary in order to decide what action they should take to protect and safeguard a child’s welfare.
Where a local authority is making enquiries regarding the welfare of a child they should take reasonable steps where possible to obtain access to the child or to ensure that someone else has gain access to the child on their behalf for the purpose of evaluating the situation. This person will be authorised by the authorities to gain access.
For the purpose of coming to a conclusion, where it is possible and appropriate to do so, the local authority shall take into consideration the child’s wishes and feelings regarding the possible action that may be take in respect to him, giving due consideration to the age and understanding of the child to the possible outcomes.
In any circumstances regarding the local authorities enquiries into the child, where the local authority or authorised person is refused access to the child or denied the information regarding the child’s whereabouts, the authority shall apply for an emergency protection order , a child assessment order a care order or a supervision order unless they are entirely satisfied that the welfare of the child can be safeguarded without doing so.
S46 Children Act 1989 governs the powers the police will have in relation to the protection of children.
Where a constable has reasonable grounds to believe that a child may be likely to suffer significant harm without state intervention then he may remove the child placing that child in suitable accommodation, and/ or take the appropriate steps that are reasonable in the situation to ensure that the child’s removal from any hospital, or other place, in which he is being accommodated is prevented.
The police do not have the power to right to search or right to entry.
The police do not require parental responsibility over the child before they can perform their statutory functions.
This protection will last for a maximum of 3days before being referred to another authority. This is an immediate protection and an order will be issued following this to further protect the child.
S37(1) Children’s Act 1989 states, that in any family proceeding where a questions arises regarding the welfare of a child it will appear to the court that a care or supervision order may be appropriate and the court may direct the appropriate authority to undertake the appropriate investigation of the child’s circumstances in order for the court’s to make a conclusive decision.
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