care order

At the end of the hearing a care order was made to the local authority in relation to both children.

Social workers say they never had enough evidence of maltreatment to go to court for a care order.

This was secured away from the home under an interim care order.

While a care order is in force the local authority will have parental responsibility for the child.

A local authority applied for a care order relating to a girl who was nearly four years old.

The local authority asserted that the threshold conditions, under which a care order could be made, had been met.

On 19 December 1991 the local authority sought interim care orders.

I was still under a care order so the Social Services put me in a hostel.

Ten days before he died the baby was rushed to hospital with a fractured skull and police took out a 72-hour care order.

The father appeals against the care order and asks for a residence order to his mother.

The fact that the threshold test is met does not mean that the family proceedings court have to make a care order.

The hearing of the application for a full care order was listed for 22 January 1992.

The local authority can then decide if they are going to apply for a care order or supervision order.

He or she will continue to have a duty to maintain the child notwithstanding the care order (see p192).

The courts must now make care orders committing children to the care of the local authority.

But because of their concern they made a direction at the same time as they made the care order.

Assessments are straightforward when a child is subject to a care order and the local authority has sole responsibility for that child's welfare.

A care order would be more appropriate.

On Monday, when the application for discharge of her care order was rejected, the girl was very upset.

Care orders and supervision orders are discussed in greater detail at 8 below.

The following examples illustrate how this operates in practice: Example 1 The court makes a first interim care order for two weeks only.

The court can make a contact order when making a care order even though no application has been made (s34(5)).

The court may grant a care order in place of a supervision order if they believe it is more appropriate or vice-versa.

The order will terminate when the child ceases to be of compulsory school age or if a care order is made.

For those reasons I allow the appeal and I substitute an interim care order.