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Child welfare - instructions from court to investigate child's circumstances Duty
- Description
- A local authority must investigate the circumstances of a child when instructed to do so by a court. Such investigation should consider whether they should apply for a care order or for a supervision order with respect to the child, provide services or assistance for the child or his family or take any other action with respect to the child.
- Modified
- 17 Feb 2021
- Status
- Live
- is found in the following lists
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- requires
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