# Children (Admissibility of Hearsay Evidence) Order 1990, Article 2


(1) In civil proceedings before the High Court or a county court, evidence given in connection with the upbringing, maintenance or welfare of a child, shall be admissible notwithstanding any rule of law relating to hearsay.
(2) In civil proceedings before a juvenile court:–
(a) a statement made by a child,
(b) a statement made by a person concerned with or having control of a child, that he has assaulted, neglected or ill-treated the child,
(c) a statement included in any report made by a guardian ad litem under rule 25(3)(a) of the Magistrates' Courts (Children and Young Persons) Rules 1988 or by a local authority under section 9(1) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1969,
shall be admissible as evidence in connection with the upbringing, maintenance or welfare of a child notwithstanding any rule of law relating to hearsay.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1990/143/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-admissibility-of-hearsay-evidence-order-1990/article-2
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