This area covers child protection and care proceedings where a local authority acts to safeguard a child. A solicitor in England handles care applications and responses under the Children Act 1989, drafts welfare and adoption-related orders, and coordinates with social workers, guardians ad litem, and the family courts. They prepare evidence, draft statements, apply for interim and final orders, and advise on care planning, contact arrangements, and permanence for looked-after children. The work proceeds through the family courts and associated welfare processes.
What a solicitor handles in these matters
The provisions, structures and procedures include child protection investigations, care applications, permanence planning, and court orders in the family proceedings court, sheriff or high court where relevant, with liaison to social services and corroborating evidence from social workers, teachers, and medical professionals.
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