Statement

After section 22 of the Child Care Act 1980 there shall be inserted—

In section 85 of that Act (regulations and orders) in subsection (4) after the word “21A” there shall be inserted the words “ 22 and 22A ”.

In section 43(5) of the Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 (which provides that the exercise by the local authority of their powers under sections 18, 21 and 22 of the Child Care Act 1980 shall be subject to any directions given by the court) for the words “and 22” there shall be substituted the words “ 22 and 22A ”.

In subsection (12) of section 2 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (right of relevant infant to appeal against order made in care proceedings) after the words “the relevant infant” there shall be inserted the words “ or, in the case where a parent or guardian of his was a party to the care proceedings by virtue of an order under section 32A of this Act, the parent or guardian ” and for the word “him” there shall be substituted the words “ the relevant infant ”.

In section 16(8) of that Act (appeals by the supervised person against certain supervision orders and dismissal of application to discharge such orders) after the words “the supervised person” there shall be inserted the words “ or, in the case where a parent or guardian of his was a party to the proceedings on an application under the preceding section by virtue of an order made under section 32A of this Act, the parent or guardian ”.

After subsection (4) of section 21 of that Act (variation and discharge of care orders) there shall be inserted—.

In section 22(4) of that Act (power of High Court, on application of person to whom interim order relates, to discharge order) after the word “relates” there shall be inserted the words “ , or, in a case where the order was made in proceedings to which a parent or guardian was a party by virtue of an order under section 32A of this Act, of the parent or guardian, ”.

In section 32A of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 (conflict of interest between parent and child or young person), after subsection (4) there shall be inserted—

After section 32B of that Act there shall be inserted—.

Where a court— it may order that the parent or guardian or, as the case may be, grandparent shall be given legal aid for the purpose of those proceedings.

An authority having power to make rules of court may make such provision for giving effect to this Act as appears to that authority to be necessary or expedient.

Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1) above rules of court may make provision with respect to the procedure in any proceedings to which a parent or guardian becomes a party by virtue of of an order under section 32A of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969 or a grandparent becomes a party under section 32C of that Act.

Section 1 above shall come into force on such date as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.

Sections 2 and 3 above shall come into force on such date as the Lord Chancellor may by order made by statutory instrument appoint and different dates may be appointed for different provisions.

This Act may be cited as the Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Act 1986.

This Act does not extend to Scotland or Northern Ireland.