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PRACTICE NOTES
This Practice Note addresses the most frequently raised queries concerning the legislative framework that underpins care and supervision orders. It presents an overview of the grounds for, and the effects of, both care and supervision orders, sets out who is entitled to apply for them, and draws attention to the principal differences between the two outcomes. It should be read alongside the procedural guide to public law proceedings relating to children contained in our Public children—Public law Outline 2014.
Care orders
What is a care order and what is its purpose?
A care order is an order made by the family court which permits a designated local authority to share parental responsibility for a child with any other holders of parental responsibility (noting that where parental responsibility exists solely by virtue of a child arrangements order, the making of a care order will discharge that child
Local Government
PRACTICE NOTES
This Practice Note explains who qualifies for public funding in care proceedings, what that funding covers, including expert witness fees and translation charges, and what items require prior authority before they are covered. It also outlines how to seek prior authority and offers guidance on what requests are likely to be approved. Public funding for parties is administered by the Legal Aid Agency (LAA), an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. Public funding means the relevant party’s solicitor applies to the LAA for a legal aid certificate and, if issued, may carry out work for the publicly funded client, with the solicitor’s costs and disbursements repaid by the LAA at the end of the case.
Who is eligible for public funding in care proceedings?
Automatically eligible, without any means or merits test, in a local authority application for a care or
Local Government
PRACTICE NOTES
Practice Note
This Practice Note sets out a local authority’s obligation to secure accommodation for children under section 20 of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) and describes voluntary accommodation under ChA 1989, s 20, highlighting the practical difficulties an authority may encounter, such as arranging suitable delegation of parental authority and questions regarding parental capacity. Please note this Practice Note concerns the law currently applicable in England. In Wales, the position is governed by the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014 and associated statutory instruments; for further material, see Practice Notes: Local authority powers and duties to provide accommodation for children in Wales, Local authority duties to looked after children in Wales, and Local authority duties to children in Wales—child protection. Under section 20 of the Children Act 1989—ChA 1989, s 20—every local authority is under a duty to
Local Government
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