# The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2013, Article 5: Enforcement of orders


(1) Paragraph (2) applies where a relevant order authorising the keeping of a child in a particular place (an “authorised place”) is in force in relation to a child and that child is in England, Wales or Northern Ireland.
(2) A constable may enforce the order—
(a) by searching for the child;
(b) by apprehending the child;
(c) by taking the child to the authorised place;
(d) where it is not reasonably practicable to take the child immediately to the authorised place, by taking the child to, and detaining the child in, a place of safety for as short a period of time as is practicable; and
(e) by entering premises if the constable has reasonable grounds for believing the child is on those premises.
(3) A constable may use reasonable force, if necessary, in the exercise of the powers set out in paragraph (2)(a) to (e).
(4) In this article, “relevant order” means—
(a) a child assessment order;
(b) a child protection order;
(c) an order under section 55 of the 2011 Act;
(d) a compulsory supervision order;
(e) an interim compulsory supervision order; or
(f) a medical examination order.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2013/9780111536575/article/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-childrens-hearings-scotland-act-2011-consequential-and-transitional-provisions-and-savings-order-2013/article-5
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