Section 14: Care, supervision and other family proceedings: time limits and timetables

Children and Families Act 2014 · 2014 c. 6View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 2: Family justice

The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows.

In section 32(1)(a) (timetable for dealing with application for care or supervision order) for "disposing of the application without delay; and" substitute

In section 32 (care and supervision orders) after subsection (2) insert—

In section 38 (interim care and supervision orders)—

in subsection (4) (duration of interim order) omit—
paragraph (a) (order may not last longer than 8 weeks), and
paragraph (b) (subsequent order generally may not last longer than 4 weeks),
in that subsection after paragraph (d) insert—dain a case which falls within subsection (1)(b) and in which—the expiry of the period of eight weeks beginning with the date on which the order is made;ino direction has been given under section 37(4), andiino application for a care order or supervision order has been made with respect to the child,, and
omit subsection (5) (interpretation of subsection (4)(b)).

In section 11(1) (section 8 orders: court's duty, in the light of rules made by virtue of section 11(2), to draw up timetable and give directions to implement it) for "rules made by virtue of subsection (2))" substitute ." provision in rules of court that is of the kind mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (b)) "

In section 14E(1) (special guardianship orders: court's duty, in the light of rules made by virtue of subsection (3), to draw up timetable and give directions to implement it) for "rules made by virtue of subsection (3))" substitute ." provision in rules of court that is of the kind mentioned in section 11(2)(a) or (b)) "

In section 32(1) (care and supervision orders: court's duty, in the light of rules made by virtue of section 32(2), to draw up timetable and give directions to implement it)—

for "hearing an application for an order under this Part" substitute , and" in which an application for an order under this Part is proceeding "
for "rules made by virtue of subsection (2))" substitute ." provision in rules of court that is of the kind mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (b)) "

In section 109(1) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 (adoption and placement orders: court's duty, in the light of rules made by virtue of section 109(2), to draw up timetable and give directions to implement it) for "rules made by virtue of subsection (2))" substitute ." provision in rules of court that is of the kind mentioned in subsection (2)(a) or (b)) "

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