# The Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Act 1986 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1988, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings sections 2 and 3 of the Children and Young Persons (Amendment) Act 1986 into force on 1st August 1988. Section 2 provides for a parent or guardian to have an automatic right of appeal from care proceedings. Section 3 enables a parent or guardian to be made a party to care proceedings when there is a conflict of interest between the parent and child. Further, section 3 provides that grandparents may, by leave of the court and in accordance with criteria given in Rules, become parties to care proceedings.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1988/1262/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-persons-amendment-act-1986-commencement-no-1-order-1988/note
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