Section 7 Guardians ad litem and reports in care proceedings.
England and Wales
In any proceedings under section 3(6) or 5(4) or 6 of this Act a juvenile court or the High Court may, where it considers it necessary in order to safeguard the interests of the child to whom the proceedings relate, by order make the child a party to the proceedings and appoint, subject to rules of court, a guardian ad litem of the child for the purposes of the proceedings.
A guardian ad litem appointed in pursuance of this section shall be under a duty to safeguard the interests of the child in the manner prescribed by rules of court.
Section 6 of the M1Guardianship Act 1973 shall apply in relation to complaints under section 3(6) or 5(4) of this Act as it applies in relation to applications under section 3(3) of the said Act of 1973.
Annotations
Marginal citations
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Notes on the whole Act
Textual amendments
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Act repealed (14.10.1991) by Children Act 1989 (c. 41, SIF 20), s. 108(7), Sch.15 (with Sch. 14 paras. 1(1), 21(1), 27(4) 31, 36(3)(b) with saving for ss. 16(1) and 24 in Sch. 14 paras. 23 and 28); S.I. 1991/828, art. 3(2). (Certain provisions of this Act are expressed to be amended (1.10.1992) by Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53), s. 100, Sch. 11 para. 40(2); S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2.