Children needing services, care, and protection

This chapter examines the relationship between children, parents, and the state, looking at how the law responds to children needing services, care, and protection. Topics discussed include: Part III of the Children Act 1989; the threshold for compulsory intervention in family life based on the concept of ‘significant harm’; protecting children in an emergency; interim care and supervision orders; the local authority’s care plan and respective roles of the local authority and court; and discharge of care orders.

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