Part 5Child assessment and child protection orders

Decision of children's hearing

47Decision of children's hearing

1

A children's hearing arranged under section 45 or 46 may—

a

if it is satisfied that the conditions for making the order are met—

i

continue the order, or

ii

continue and vary the order (including by terminating, varying or including an information non-disclosure direction, a contact direction or a parental responsibilities and rights direction), or

b

if it is not satisfied that those conditions are met, terminate the order.

2

In subsection (1), the “conditions for making the order” are—

a

where the order was made under section 38, the matters mentioned in subsection (2)(a) to (d) of that section,

b

where the order was made under section 39, the matters mentioned in subsection (2)(a) and (b) of that section.