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Duties of Social Services Regarding a Child
Duties of Social Services Regarding a Child
The Local Authority has a legal duty towards the welfare of the child in its designated area. This includes ensuring that a child is not suffering physical, sexual, emotional or psychological harm and is not being neglected by their care provider.
The Local Authority also have a duty to accommodate a child who may be homeless, at risk in their home or who has been abandoned.
What are the duties?
The Local Authority’s duties derive from the Children Act 1989 and include the following:
- Section 17 – Provision of services for children
- Section 20 – Accommodation for children
- Section 31 – Care orders
- Section 38 – Interim care/supervision order
- Section 43 – Child assessment order
- Section 44 – Emergency protection orders
- Section 46 – Police protection order
- Section 47 – Duty to investigate
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