CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 16 Parents have parental responsibility
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 2008 - SECT 16
Parents have parental responsibility(1) Each parent of a child or young person has parental responsibility for the child or young person.
(2) To remove any doubt, "parent" includes a parent who is not an adult.
(3) This section is subject to the following sections:
(a) section 17 (Aspects of parental responsibility may be transferred);
(b) section 18 (Aspects of parental responsibility may be shared).