Section 47 | Local Authority's Duty To Investigate | Children Act 1989 C41

47 Local authority's duty to investigate

Children Act 1989 (1989 c 41) | Legislation

47 Local authority's duty to investigate

(1) Where a local authority—

(a) are informed that a child who lives, or is found, in their area—

(i) is the subject of an emergency protection order; or

(ii) is in police protection; . . .

[(iii) . . .]

(b) have reasonable cause to suspect that a child who lives, or is found, in their area is suffering, or is likely to suffer, significant harm,

the authority shall make, or cause to be made, such enquiries as they consider necessary to enable them to decide whether they should take any action to safeguard or promote the child's welfare.

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(2) Where a local authority have obtained an emergency protection order with respect to a child, they shall make, or cause to be made, such enquiries as they consider necessary to enable them to decide what action they should take to safeguard or promote the child's welfare.

(3) The enquiries shall, in particular, be directed towards establishing—

[(a) whether the authority should—

(i) make any application to court under this Act;

(ii) exercise any of their other powers under this Act;

(iii) exercise any of their powers under section 11 of the Crime and Disorder