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Interim Supervision Order<\/strong>\u00a0allows the Local Authority to “befriend and assist” the family by offering support and services to ensure the safety of a child\/children.Interim Care Orders<\/strong>\u00a0provides the Local Authority with overriding parental responsibility, allowing them to place the child or children in foster care or other family approved placements.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n If the Local Authority cannot wait for an interim order or the situation is such that decisions must be made instantly, there are other, more urgent orders that can be requested:Emergency Protection Order<\/strong>\u00a0is a hearing dealt with urgently and allows a temporary order to be in place for the local authority to obtain overriding parental responsibility whilst a longer hearing can be listed at another time. These Orders expire within 8 days before it then needs to be extended unless a hearing to deal with interim orders can be listed.Police Protection Orders<\/strong>\u00a0allow the police to exercise their police powers to remove the child and place them in a safe placement. This can last a maximum of 72 hours.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n The Local Authority is the Applicant and will bring proceedings to the court.The Respondents will include those who have parental responsibility for a child, including a mother, father or other carer.Those who don’t have parental responsibility, for example, father’s who are not named on the birth certificateOthers who may have an interest in the case, for example grandparents who wish to care for the child.The children by way of the Guardian. A Guardian is a court appointed independent social worker who acts in the best interests of the child.If the child is old enough, they can be a party in their own right and have their own solicitor. This depends on a range of factors<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n Each case is different and will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.\u00a0 Our solicitors will support and advise you throughout each step of the process<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n No Orders –\u00a0<\/strong>If the Court and professionals are pleased with the progress made by families and it is not considered necessary to retain involvement, they could conclude the case with no orders.Care Orders<\/strong>\u00a0– The Local Authority will retain or obtain parental responsibility for the duration of the child’s minority, (up to the age of 18). They will remain in foster care, or sometimes with family placements under this order.Supervision Order<\/strong>\u00a0– The Local Authority will remain involved with the family to support and provide services and otherwise supervise the family to ensure that the children are safe whilst the child remains at home.Special Guardianship Orders<\/strong>\u00a0– allow a relative or other individuals being assessed to have parental responsibility for the child.Placement Orders (Adoption)<\/strong>\u00a0– If there are no positive assessments of the parents, family members or other individuals that have been assessed, the Court has a duty to explore all options to include adoption. If “nothing else will do”, the Court can make Placement Orders to allow the child to be adopted. This is only considered as a very last resort and for those children of an age considered suitable for adoption<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n By law, care proceedings should last 26 weeks (6 months) but this statutory timescale can be extended if the court does not have all the information it needs to conclude a case.If you are a parent or carer who has been approached by a social worker in relation to childcare proceedings, you should contact a specialist solicitor at Daniel Woodman urgently<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Are there urgent orders?<\/h3>
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