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 136               <h1>
 136                 Applications for Emergency Protection Orders
 136               </h1>
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 142                 <p class="bold">
 142                   RELATED GUIDANCE
 143                 </p>
 144                 <p>
 144                   <a
                       href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/306282/Statu
                       tory_guidance_on_court_orders_and_pre-proceedings.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">
 144                     Statutory Guidance for Local Authorities on Court Orders and Pre-Proceedings (2014)
 144                   </a>
 144                 </p>
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 152               <div class="section">
 152                 <h2 id="intro">
 152                   1. Introduction
 152                 </h2>
 153                 <p>
 153                   An emergency protection order (EPO) enables a child to be removed from where s/he is, or to
                       be kept where s/he is, if this is necessary to provide immediate short-term protection.
 153                 </p>
 154                 <p>
 154                   Under Section 44 of the Children Act 1989, the local authority (or any person) can apply to
                       the family court for an Emergency Protection Order where:
 154                 </p>
 155                 <ul>
 156                   <li>
 156                     The court is satisfied that there is reasonable cause to believe that the child is likely
                         to suffer significant harm if s/he is:
 157                     <ul>
 158                       <li>
 158                         Not removed to accommodation provided by the applicant; or
 158                       </li>
 159                       <li>
 159                         Does not remain in the place in which the child is being accommodated; or
 159                       </li>
 160                     </ul>
 161                   </li>
 162                   <li>
 162                     Section 47 enquiries are being frustrated by unreasonable refusal of access to the child,
                         and the local authority has reasonable cause to believe that access is needed as a matter
                         of urgency.
 162                   </li>
 163                 </ul>
 164                 <p>
 164                   The EPO will grant the local authority parental responsibility for the child which will
                       enable the child to be removed to other accommodation or to remain in a place where they are
                       being accommodated (e.g. a hospital or foster placement).
 164                 </p>
 165                 <p>
 165                   An EPO can be made for a maximum period of 8 days, with a possible extension of up to a
                       further seven days, to a maximum of 15 days. Extensions may be granted if the court has
                       reasonable cause to believe that the child is likely to suffer Significant Harm if the order
                       is not extended.
 165                 </p>
 166                 <p>
 166                   An application for an EPO is a very serious step, and  the court must be satisfied that the
                       EPO is both necessary and proportionate and that there is no less radical form of order
                       available.
 166                 </p>
 167                 <p>
 167                   The court may give specific directions with regard to contact (with parents/significant
                       others) and about medical or psychiatric examination or other assessment of the child. If
                       there is a need for further investigation of the child's health and development but s/he is
                       not considered to be in immediate danger, then the local authority should apply for a child
                       assessment order.
 167                 </p>
 168                 <p>
 168                   The court can attach an exclusion requirement to an EPO which can exclude the relevant
                       person from the home, and from a designated area around the home. A power of arrest can be
                       attached to the exclusion requirement.
 168                 </p>
 169               </div>
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 176                 <h2 id="dec_apply">
 176                   2. Decision to Apply for an EPO
 176                 </h2>
 177                 <p>
 177                   Planned emergency action will normally take place following a strategy discussion between
                       the local authority, police and other relevant agencies, and an emergency legal gateway
                       meeting. Where it is necessary to act immediately, a Strategy Discussion should take place
                       as soon as possible afterwards.  
 178                 </p>
 179                 When considering whether emergency action is necessary, consideration should also be given to
                     the needs of other children in the same household or in the household of an alleged
                     perpetrator.
 180                 <p>
 180                   Before an application for an EPO can be made, a legal gateway meeting should take place to
                       establish whether there is sufficient evidence to establish that the Threshold Criteria for
                       an application are met. Legal advice can be sought by the out of hours manager from the out
                       of hours advice service if required.
 180                 </p>
 181                 <p>
 181                   The approval of the
 181                   <a href="pr_desg_man.html#emerg_prot">
 181                     Designated Manager (Emergency Protection Orders)
 181                   </a>
 181                   is required before the application is made, including whether the application should be made
                       ex parte (i.e. without prior notice being given to the parents).
 181                 </p>
 182                 <p>
 182                   The social worker will seek the Designated Manager's approval by outlining the reasons for
                       the application, the outcome of the legal consultation and the proposed plan for the child
                       should an EPO be granted. Any available documentation, for example the Child Protection
                       Conference Report or a medical report, should also be provided to the Designated Manager.
 182                 </p>
 183                 <p>
 183                   Before giving the approval, the guidance given by Mr Justice Munby in X Council v B should
                       be considered by the Designated Manager. This is set out in
 183                   <a href="#x_council">
 183                     Section 7, X Council v B Guidance.
 183                   </a>
 183                 </p>
 184                 <p>
 184                   After an EPO is made, the further approval of the Designated Manager (Emergency Protection
                       Orders) must be sought before any decision is made to remove the child from the parents'
                       care, where this was not part of the plan presented to the Court.
 184                 </p>
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 192                 <h2 id="prep_applic">
 192                   3. Preparation of the Application
 192                 </h2>
 193                 <p>
 193                   As soon as a decision has been made to apply for an EPO, the social worker should prepare a
                       written Statement of Evidence to support the application for an EPO. Where the Statement is
                       hand written, it must be legible; a typed copy of the statement must be filed with the Court
                       as soon as practicable after the Court hearing.
 193                 </p>
 194                 <p>
 194                   The evidence must be provided from the best available source; usually this will be the
                       social worker with direct knowledge of the child. Where the application refers to medical
                       opinion, the application must be supported by a written medical report provided by the
                       medical practitioner with direct knowledge of the child.
 194                 </p>
 195                 <p>
 195                   Where a Child Protection Conference has been held, the minutes of the most recent conference
                       should be produced to the Court.
 195                 </p>
 196                 <p>
 196                   Where it is considered that the application for an EPO should be made without prior notice
                       being given to the parents and the
 196                   <a href="pr_desg_man.html#emerg_prot">
 196                     Designated Manager (Emergency Protection Orders
 196                   </a>
 196                   ) approves this course of action, the leave of the Court will be required and the social
                       worker or their legal representative should contact a Legal Adviser at the Family Court in
                       order to apply for such leave. Save in a situation which is so urgent that legal advice has
                       not been sought, any communication with the Court should be via Legal Services. The court
                       will only consider applications without notice in high risk cases where the child's safety
                       would be endangered if the parents knew of the application, or for other reasons it is not
                       possible to notify them. Parents/those with Parental Responsibility/any person with whom the
                       child was living immediately before the making of the EPO, may apply to the court for the
                       discharge of an EPO made ex parte.
 196                 </p>
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 204                 <h2 id="hearing">
 204                   4. Hearing of the Application
 204                 </h2>
 205                 <p>
 205                   The social worker / legal representative who attends Court in support of an application for
                       an EPO must ensure that the guidance given by Mr Justice Munby in X Council v B (set out in
 205                   <a href="#x_council">
 205                     Section 7, X Council v B Guidance
 205                   </a>
 205                   ) is brought to the attention of the Court.
 205                 </p>
 206                 <p>
 206                   Where the parents have not been given notice of the hearing and/or do not attend the
                       hearing, the local authority legal representative or, in the absence of a legal
                       representative, the social worker who attends Court must also ensure that a full note is
                       made of the hearing so that a copy can be provided to the parents. This should be handed to
                       the parents as soon as possible after the hearing, together with a copy of the EPO, the
                       application, any written evidence submitted to the Court and the reasons.
 206                 </p>
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 214                   5. After the Hearing
 214                 </h2>
 215                 <p>
 215                   As soon as practicable after the hearing the social worker should convene a Legal Gateway
                       Meeting and seek the approval of the
 215                   <a href="pr_desg_man.html#care_proceedings">
 215                     Designated Manager (Care Proceedings)
 215                   </a>
 215                   to initiate Care Proceedings where necessary.
 215                 </p>
 216                 <p>
 216                   For further information see:
 216                 </p>
 217                 <p>
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 217                     Care and Supervision Proceedings and the Public Law Outline
 217                   </a>
 217                   and
 217                 </p>
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 218                     Legal Gateway Meetings Procedure
 218                   </a>
 218                 </p>
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 226               <div class="section">
 226                 <h2 id="powers_to_assist">
 226                   6. Powers to Assist in Discovery of Children who May be in Need of Emergency Protection
 226                 </h2>
 227                 <p>
 227                   Where those holding the child do not readily agree to hand the child over, the EPO provides
                       a formal direction to any person who is in a position to do so to comply with any request to
                       produce the child.
 227                 </p>
 228                 <p>
 228                   The court can also attach a power to enter and search specified premises for a child who is
                       the subject of an EPO. If the child's whereabouts are unknown, but that information is held
                       by another person, the court may order that person to disclose the information when
                       requested to do so.
 228                 </p>
 229                 <p>
 229                   If the local authority is, or is likely to be, obstructed from exercising their powers under
                       the EPO, the court can issue a warrant authorising any police officer to assist in entering
                       and searching the premises, using reasonable force if necessary. If, upon gaining entry, it
                       is found that the child is not harmed and is not likely to suffer Significant Harm, the
                       child should not be removed. 
 229                 </p>
 230                 <p>
 230                   If the applicant believes there may be another child on the premises which is to be
                       searched, who ought also to be the subject of an EPO, an order should be sought  authorising
                       a search for that child as well. Where the name of the second child is not known, s/he
                       should be described as clearly as possible in the order. If a second child is found on the
                       premises and the applicant is satisfied that there are sufficient grounds for making an EPO,
                       the order authorising the search for the second child has effect as if it were an EPO. If
                       this happens, then the result of the search, and what action was taken and/or is planned as
                       a result, must be reported to the court.
 230                 </p>
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 238                 <h2 id="x_council">
 238                   7. X Council v B Guidance
 238                 </h2>
 239                 <p>
 239                   The 14 key points made by Mr Justice Munby in the above case are:
 239                 </p>
 240                 <ol style="list-style-type:lower-roman">
 241                   <li>
 241                     An EPO, summarily removing a child from his parents, is a draconian and extremely harsh
                         measure requiring exceptional justification and extraordinary compelling reasons. Such an
                         Order should not be made unless the Family Court is satisfied that it is both necessary
                         and proportionate and that no other less radical form of order will achieve the essential
                         end of promoting the welfare of the child. Separation is only to be contemplated if
                         immediate separation is essential to secure the child's safety: imminent danger must be
                         actually established;
 241                   </li>
 242                   <li>
 242                     Both the local authority which seeks and the court which makes an EPO assume a heavy
                         burden of responsibility. It is important that both the local authority and the court
                         approach every application for an EPO with an anxious awareness of the extreme gravity the
                         relief being sought and a scrupulous regard for the European Convention rights of both the
                         child and the parents;
 242                   </li>
 243                   <li>
 243                     Any order must provide for the least interventionist solution consistent with the
                         preservation of the child's immediate safety;
 243                   </li>
 244                   <li>
 244                     If the real purpose of the local authority's application is to enable it to have the child
                         assessed, then consideration should be given to whether that objective cannot equally
                         effectively, and more proportionately, be achieved by an application for, or by the making
                         of, a child assessment order under section 43 of the Children Act 1989;
 244                   </li>
 245                   <li>
 245                     No EPO should be made for any longer than is absolutely necessary to protect the child.
                         Where the EPO is made on an ex parte (without notice) application, very careful
                         consideration should be given to the need to ensure that the initial order is made for the
                         shortest possible period commensurate with the preservation of the child's immediate
                         safety;
 245                   </li>
 246                   <li>
 246                     The evidence in support of the application for an EPO must be full, detailed and
                         compelling. Unparticularised generalities will not suffice. The sources of hearsay
                         evidence must be identified. Expressions of opinion must be supported by detailed evidence
                         and properly articulated reasoning;
 246                   </li>
 247                   <li>
 247                     Save in wholly exceptional cases, parents must be given adequate prior notice of the date,
                         time and place of any application by a local authority for an EPO. They must also be given
                         proper notice of the evidence the local authority is relying upon;
 247                   </li>
 248                   <li>
 248                     Where the application for an EPO is made ex parte, the local authority must make out a
                         compelling case for applying without first giving the parents notice. An ex parte
                         application will normally be appropriate only if the case is genuinely one of emergency or
                         other great urgency - and even then, it should normally be possible to give some kind of
                         albeit informal notice to the parents - or if there are compelling reasons to believe that
                         the child's welfare will be compromised if the parents are alerted in advance to what is
                         going on;
 248                   </li>
 249                   <li>
 249                     The evidential burden on the local authority is even heavier if the application is made ex
                         parte. Those who seek relief ex parte are under a duty to make the fullest and most candid
                         and frank disclosure of all the relevant circumstances known to them. This duty is not
                         confined to the material facts; it extends to all relevant matters, whether of fact or
                         law;
 249                   </li>
 250                   <li>
 250                     Section 45(7)(b) of the Children Act 1989 permits the court to hear oral evidence. But it
                         is important that those who are not present should nonetheless be able to know what oral
                         evidence and other materials have been put before the court. The court must keep a note of
                         the substance of the oral evidence and must record in writing not merely its reasons but
                         also any findings of fact;
 250                   </li>
 251                   <li>
 251                     The local authority should immediately on request inform the parents of exactly what has
                         gone on in their absence. Parents against whom an EPO is made ex parte are entitled to be
                         given, if they ask, proper information as to what happened at the hearing and to be told,
                         if they ask: (i) exactly what documents, bundles or other evidential materials were lodged
                         with the court  either before or during the course of the hearing; and (ii) what legal
                         authorities were cited to the court. The local authority's legal representatives should
                         respond forthwith to any reasonable request from the parents or their legal
                         representatives either for copies of the materials read by the court or for information
                         about what took place at the hearing. It will, therefore, be prudent for those acting for
                         the local authority in such a case to keep a proper note of the proceedings, lest they
                         otherwise find themselves embarrassed by a proper request for information which they are
                         unable to provide;
 251                   </li>
 252                   <li>
 252                     Section 44(5)(b) of the Children Act 1989 provides that the local authority may exercise
                         its parental responsibility only in such manner 'as is reasonably required to safeguard or
                         promote the welfare of the child'. Section 44(5)(a) provides that the local authority
                         shall exercise its power of removal under Section 44(4)(b)(i) 'only...in order to
                         safeguard the welfare of the child.' The local authority must apply its mind very
                         carefully to whether removal is essential in order to secure the child's immediate safety.
                         The mere fact that the local authority has obtained an EPO is not in itself enough. The
                         court decides whether to make an EPO. But the local authority decides whether to remove.
                         The local authority, even after it has obtained an EPO, is under an obligation to consider
                         less drastic alternatives to emergency removal. Section 44(5) requires a process within
                         the local authority whereby there is a further consideration of the action to be taken
                         after the EPO has been obtained. Though no procedure is specified, it will obviously be
                         prudent for local authorities to have in place procedures to ensure both that the required
                         decision making actually takes place and that it is appropriately documented;
 252                   </li>
 253                   <li>
 253                     Consistently with the local authority's positive obligation under Article 8 to take
                         appropriate action to reunite parent and child, section 44(10)(a) and 44(11)(a) impose on
                         the local authority a mandatory obligation to return a child who it has removed under
                         section 44(4)(b)(i) to the parent from whom the child was removed if 'it appears to the
                         local authority that it is safe for the child to be returned'. This imposes on the local
                         authority a continuing duty to keep the case under review day by day so as to ensure that
                         parent and child are separated for no longer than it is necessary to secure the child's
                         safety. In this, as in other respects, the local authority is under a duty to exercise
                         exceptional diligence;
 253                   </li>
 254                   <li>
 254                     Section 44(13) of the Children Act 1989 requires the local authority, subject only to any
                         directions given by the court under section 44(6), to allow a child who is subject to an
                         EPO 'reasonable contact' with his parents. Arrangements for contact must be driven by the
                         needs of the family, not stunted by lack of resources.
 254                   </li>
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Using either of these on a sequentially focusable element will result in some users focusing on 'nothing'. A sequentially focusable element is an interactive element, or one with a positive 'tabindex'. See Fourth Rule of ARIA Use.                   <a href="#closepopup1" id="closepopup1" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">
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