Once a court has made an order granting care to the local authority, the court no longer has any jurisdiction to make an order to prohibit contact between the child and a parent. The regulations give explicit power to the authority to agree such an arrangement, and therefore any order would be unenforceable.
Citations:
Times 21-Jan-2000, Gazette 20-Jan-2000, Gazette 03-Feb-2000
Statutes:
Children Act 1989 34, Contact with Children Regulations 1991 (1991 No 891)
Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
Children
Updated: 28 April 2022; Ref: scu.82268
