Emergency Child Protection Orders

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Who can apply for an Emergency Protection Order?

Children's Services or anyone like the Police, NSPCC or a neighbour can go to a magistrate and apply for an Emergency Protection Order.

Emergency Protection Orders are granted for:

Individual applicants, where the child will suffer significant harm if not removed.
Local authorities, where enquiries are being made for other orders, and where these enquiries are being frustrated or unreasonably refused.
Authorised persons, where there is reasonable cause to suspect, or there is a likelihood of, significant harm.

How long does an Emergency Protection Order last for?

The Emergency Protection Order lasts for eight days and any person can apply to a court for an Order. Parental contact with the child/ren is not always excluded.

Further information

For more information about Emergency Protection Orders view the Legislation.gov.uk website or contact the Duty and Assessment Team on 01492575111.

In this section

Reporting a Child at Risk Care and Support Protection Plan Child and Family Assessment Emergency Child Protection Orders Public Law Outline What to Expect: PLO (Public Law Outline) / Pre-Proceedings What happens if someone is worried about my child?What is a Child Protection Conference?What is the Public Law outline and what does it mean for me?

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