Child assessment order
A local authority or an authorised person may apply for a child assessment order where:
- where significant harm is suspected but the child is not thought to be at immediate risk.
- it is unlikely that such an assessment will be made, or be satisfactory, in the absence of a child assessment order
The order last for a maximum of seven days from the date specified in the order and directs a parent to allow assessment of a child. The assessment may occur outside the parental home.
Note that a mature child has the right to refuse assessment.
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