A local authority should seek to protect children by part IV applications and not under Part II. There is a lacuna in the Act. It was not to use the private law provisions of Part II of the Act to pursue public law objectives.
Citations:
Independent 09-Apr-1993, Independent 07-Apr-1993
Statutes:
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children, Local Government
Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.85848