Children Act 1989 and Public Law Orders for Child Protection

Family law

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Children Act 1989........................................................................................................................3
Public Law order in relation to children......................................................................................5
Emergency Protection Order........................................................................................................6
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Across UK various laws have been implemented which aims at providing safety and
protection to children. Within these laws various regulations which includes that the voices of
the children are being heard , children could have access to education and also make sure that
their personal information is safe. The government has made various custody laws for the better
future and development of the children and for this government has implemented Child
Protection laws 1989 which highlights the various legislative provisions for the protection of the
children in England(Ryan, 2019). The present report covers the various provisions related to the
parental responsibility and various public law related to the children in order to evaluate the
responsibility of the parents in relation to children.
MAIN BODY
Children Act 1989
Children Act 1989 is the law that is implemented by the Parliament of United Kingdom
which defines and allocates various duties to the local authorities, courts and parents in order to
ensure and safe and secure environment for the children. The law also defines various penalties
for not complying with the order of the law. The major principle of the act is that children are
best looked after within their families and parents plays a very role which contributes in
effective development of their children(Humphris, and Sigona, 2019). The principle of the
Parental responsibility is defined under Section 3(1) of the Children Act 1989 and refers to
various rights, duties, responsibilities and authority which has been enforced by the court of law
in children to the child and their property. In addition to this the general term parental
responsibility focus on the duties of the parents towards their child. For example providing better
home and favourable environment, communication with the child , protecting and maintaining
the child and also providing access to education.
It can be said that when the decision is taken about the child, parents plays a very major
role as the decision will be related to the upbringing of the child. It has been also observed that
decision should be taken by the parent with whom the child is living without any interference of
the Parental responsibility holder(Lindsey, 2018). Under this law the decision-making power for
the welfare of the child rests in the hands of the parents or guardian with whom the child is
currently residing and the decision can be in relation to determining the child's education,