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Children Act 1989 s 91(14) orders: making orders and seeking leave—procedure, PD 12Q and s 91A guidance (England and Wales)

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This Practice Note outlines the steps for applying under section 91(14) of the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989) for an order that bars any application of a defined type concerning the child from being issued by any person identified in the order unless the court first grants leave (permission) (a s 91(14) order). It also describes, in outline, the procedure to be followed by a person named in a s 91(14) order who seeks the court’s leave to pursue a specified application, and it explains the test the court should apply to any request for leave. On determining any application for an order under ChA 1989, the court may direct that no application under that Act of any specified kind shall be made in relation to the child by any person named in the order without the court’s leave. This power is available whether or not the court makes any other order on the application, and applies irrespective of whether any other order is made in response to the application...

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