What is an emergency protection order?

An emergency protection order is an order from the court that allows Children's Services to remove a child from a home and grants parental responsibility to Children's Services. The court will only make these orders if it believes that a child is likely to suffer significant harm if he or she is not removed into local authority accommodation or if he or she does not stay in the place that they are currently being cared for. For example, a foster placement.

An emergency protection order lasts up to 8 days, but it can be extended once, for no more than 7 days.

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