Public Law Care Proceedings

If social services decide to take such matters to court they may seek an order to share parental responsibility with the parent and may use that responsibility to remove the child into foster care.

Alternatively social services may seek a Supervision Order to offer advice and assistance and to befriend the child. If court proceedings are pursued then social services will have a lawyer of their own.
An independent person will be appointed to represent the child who will then appoint a lawyer for the child.
It is important, therefore, that a parent also has the benefit of good legal representation.

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