CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 51AB Purpose of part

CHILD PROTECTION ACT 1999 - SECT 51AB

51AB Purpose of part

(1) This part provides for the making of temporary custody orders.

(2) The purpose of a temporary custody order is to authorise the action necessary to ensure the immediate safety of a child—

(a) if the chief executive has referred a child protection matter relating to the child to the litigation director under the Director of Child Protection Litigation Act 2016 , section 15 —while the chief executive works with the litigation director under section 53A ; or

(b) otherwise—while the chief executive decides the most appropriate action to meet the child’s ongoing protection and care needs (for example, applying for a child protection order).