16 Family assistance orders
Children Act 1989 (1989 c 41) | Legislation

Family assistance orders

16  Family assistance orders

(1)     Where, in any family proceedings, the court has power to make an order under this Part with respect to any child, it may (whether or not it makes such an order) make an order requiring—

(a)     [an officer of the Service] [or a Welsh family proceedings officer] to be made available; or

(b)     a local authority to make an officer of the authority available,

to advise, assist and (where appropriate) befriend any person named in the order.

(2)     The persons who may be named in an order under this section (“a family assistance order”) are—

(a)     any parent[, guardian or special guardian] of the child;

(b)     any person with whom the

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