Best Interests of Child in UK Law

  • Children and Families Act 2014
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2014
    ... ... making decisions about the adoption of a child) is amended as follows ... (2) In subsection ... person and to help him or her achieve the best possible educational and other outcomes ... authority is satisfied that—(i) the interests of the child or young person require special ... ...
  • Children and Social Work Act 2017
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2017
    ... ... , have regard to the need—(a) to act in the best interests, and promote the physical and mental ... ) This section applies to a former relevant child if—(a) he or she has reached the age of 21 but ... ...
  • Modern Slavery Act 2015
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2015
    ... ... circumstances (such as the person being a child, the person's family relationships, and any ... court thinks that it would be in the interests of justice for the applications to be heard ... child's well-being and act in the child's best interests ... (5) The advocate may (where ... ...
  • Care Act 2014
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2014
    ... ... with the assumption that the individual is best-placed to judge the individual's well-being;(b) ... or in the case of a carer, a carer of a child or a young carer, the partner or authority must ... assessment would be in the adult's best interests, or(b) the adult is experiencing, or is at risk ... ...
  • Coronavirus Act 2020
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2020
    ... ... to the services;(b) services provided to a child under section 22(1) of the 1995 Act if, in ... tribunal is satisfied that it is in the interests of justice to do so.(5) In deciding whether to ... ...
  • Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2015
    ... ... distress; to amend the offence of meeting a child following sexual grooming; to amend the offence ... Secretary of State to direct functions of a best value authority to be carried out by another ... circumstances,the defendant may, if the interests of justice so require, be convicted of both ... ...
  • Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014
    • Scotland
    • January 01, 2014
    ... ... Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child adopted and opened for signature, ratification ... provider has regard to the rights, interests and views of children and young people in making ... rovided in the way which- ... (i) best safeguards, supports and promotes the wellbeing ... ...
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2008
    ... ... to be treated in law as the parents of a child; and for connected purposes.[13th November 2008] ... relevant, have regard to the principles of best regulatory practice (including the principles ... in the public interest or in the interests of improving patient care, and(b) make such ... ...
  • The Family Procedure Rules 2010
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 2010
    ... ... Act 1982 , sections 10 and 24 of the Child Abduction and Custody Act 1985 , section 97(1) of ... the circumstances including—(a) the interests of the administration of justice;(b) whether the ... ) where it considers that to be in the best interests of the child.) ... (2) The applicant ... ...
  • Children Act 1989
    • UK Non-devolved
    • January 01, 1989
    ... ... make provision with respect to fostering, child minding and day care for young children and ... to them that it would be in the child's interests to do so ... (2) A person appointed under this ... the court that it would be in the child’s best interests for him to be represented by a ... ...
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