CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 249 Initial consideration of applications
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE ACT 1999 (NO. 63 OF 1999) - SECT 249
Initial consideration of applications(1) The court must initially consider—
(a) an application for a final care and protection order; or
(b) an application for the variation or revocation of a final care and protection order; or
(c) a cross application on an application for a final care and protection order;
within 5 working days after the day the application, or cross application, is filed.
(2) After initially considering an application (the main application ) or cross application, the court must—
(a) if satisfied that no purpose would be served by an adjournment—decide the main application or cross application; or
(b) in any other case—set a date to begin hearing the main application or cross application that is not more than 10 weeks after the day the main application is filed, and adjourn the main application or cross application.
(3) If the court fails, for whatever reason, to begin hearing the main application or cross application within 10 weeks after the day the main application is filed, an order or direction made in relation to the proceeding before that day continues in force until the main application or cross application is decided.