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Residence Orders
The department supports the right of each child to experience normal family life. The department will encourage and support relatives and significant others to make an application for residence orders as a possible alternative to their admission to the looked after children system so long as this is consistent with the child's welfare and having regard to his/her wishes and feelings.
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Legal Advice
This guidance applies to seeking legal advice.
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Legal Threshold Meetings Read more
Letter before Proceedings Read more
Types of Legal Orders Read more
Information Sharing Read more
Short Guide to the Law Read more
Legal Advice and Representation
The Chambers of the Law Officers of the Crown (Civil Team) provide legal advice and representation to the Health and Social Services Department in matters relating to children.
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Information Sharing
The aim of this guidance is to improve practice by giving people working with children and families clearer guidance on when and how they can share information legally and professionally.
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Preparing Statements and Reports for Court
This guidance aims to assist staff working within Health and Social Services who may have to prepare a statement or report for use in family proceedings in court. The guidance is to be read along with the template statements
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ICPO/CPO Judgement Extract
This application is the first application for a community parenting order under the Children (Guernsey and Alderney) Law, 2008. For that reason, the law is set out in some detail.
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Care Plan for Court Read more
Guide for Court Chronologies
A chronology provides a court with a dairy of key events. It is an invaluable document in court proceedings and a referral to the Convenor and is often the first read document.
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