Part 3Parental responsibilities
Criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour
F126CApplications under section 26A or 26B in county court proceedings
(1)
Where a local authority or F2relevant housing provider (a “relevant authority”)—
(a)
is a party to proceedings in F3the county court , and
(b)
considers that a party to those proceedings is a person in relation to whom it would be reasonable for it to make an application for a parenting order under section 26A or 26B (a “parenting order application”),
it may make such an application to that court in relation to that person.
(2)
Where—
(a)
a relevant authority considers that a party to proceedings in F3the county court is a person in relation to whom it would be reasonable for it to make a parenting order application, but
(b)
the relevant authority is not a party to those proceedings,
it may apply to be joined to those proceedings to enable it to make a parenting order application.
(3)
Where—
(a)
there are proceedings in F3the county court to which a relevant authority is a party, and
(b)
the relevant authority considers that a child or young person has engaged in anti-social behaviour that is material in relation to the proceedings,
the relevant authority may apply for a person who is a parent of the child or young person to be joined to the proceedings to enable it to make a parenting order application in relation to him.
(4)
A person must not be joined to proceedings in pursuance of subsection (3) unless the anti-social behaviour in question is material in relation to those proceedings.