Child Safety Orders

http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/cdact/csorddft.htm

Section13 provide a magistrates’ family proceedings court with a disposal called a child safety order. It is aimed at children under 10 years and is designed to prevent them becoming involved in criminal or anti-social behaviour.

On the application of a local authority social services department, the order may be imposed:

• when the child has committed an act which would have constituted an offence if the child was 10 or over;

• to prevent anti-social behaviour or offending; and

• because the child has contravened a ban imposed under a local child curfew notice.

Such an order will place the child under the supervision of a responsible officer . The court may impose requirements:

• ensuring that the child receives appropriate care, protection and support and is subject to proper control; and

• to prevent any repetition of the kind of behaviour which resulted in the order being made.

The order will normally be up to three months, but in exceptional cases be up to twelve months.

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