Self test questions: The Children Act - the public law

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. Which of the following is not a duty imposed on a local authority by the Children Act 1989 ("CA")?

Safeguard children who are in need correct incorrect

Pay weekly visits to children they suspect are in need correct incorrect

Provide accommodation correct incorrect

Investigate the welfare of children in certain circumstances correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not classed as a child in need under s 17(10) Children Act 1989 ("CA")?

One who is unlikely to achieve or maintain a reasonable standard of health or development without the provision of services by the local authority correct incorrect

One whose health or development is likely to be significantly impaired or further impaired without these services correct incorrect

One who is homeless correct incorrect

One who is disabled correct incorrect

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. Which of the following methods of protecting children does not require sanction from the courts?

Emergency protection orders correct incorrect

Interim care or supervision orders correct incorrect

Police action correct incorrect

Care or supervision orders correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is not an effect of an emergency protection order (EPO)?

The court can direct that the child must be produced to the applicant correct incorrect

The applicant acquires parental responsibility for the child for the duration of the order correct incorrect

The court can make directions as to the people the child can have contact with correct incorrect

The applicant can make major decisions about the child, for example in relation to medical treatment correct incorrect

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. Which of the following statements about child assessment orders is untrue?

Unless the court directs otherwise, if the child is of sufficient age and understanding they may refuse to undergo an assessment correct incorrect

The maximum time allowed for a child assessment order is ten working days from the date specified in the order correct incorrect

The order requires that anybody who is able to do so must produce the child to the person named in the order correct incorrect

A local authority or an authorised person (i.e. the NSPCC) can apply for these orders correct incorrect

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. In respect of which of the following could a local authority apply for a care or supervision order?

A seventeen year old correct incorrect

A sixteen year old who married in the UK correct incorrect

A fifteen year old who married abroad correct incorrect

An eighteen year old correct incorrect

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. True or false, a local authority gains parental responsibility for a child under a care order but does not gain parental responsibility under a supervision order?

True correct incorrect

False correct incorrect

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. Which of the following combination of factors would not satisfy the threshold criteria for making a care or supervision order?

The child is beyond parental control and there is harm attributable to the care not being what a reasonable parent would give correct incorrect

The child is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm and the harm is attributable to the care not being what a reasonable parent would give correct incorrect

The child is suffering or is likely to suffer significant harm and the child is beyond parent control correct incorrect

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. Which of the following would not fall within the definition of "harm" when establishing the threshold criteria under s 31(2) Children Act 1989 ("CA")?

Impairment of physical or mental health correct incorrect

Impairment of physical, intellectual, emotional, social or behavioural development correct incorrect

Seeing or hearing the ill-treatment of another correct incorrect

An unusual lifestyle which differs from that of his peers correct incorrect

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. If a local authority is seeking an interim care or supervision order, what does it need to establish?

There must be reasonable grounds to believe that the threshold criteria are met correct incorrect

The threshold criteria must be met correct incorrect

The court only needs to consider the welfare principle, the no-delay principle, the welfare checklist and the no order principle correct incorrect

The local authority only needs to show that it has genuine reason to be concerned for the child's welfare correct incorrect