chidrens residency

[maggs1703]

could anyone please tell me what a section 7 report is please in relation to my daughter having access to see her son as i have a residency order
many thanks

[pinktwink]

7 Welfare reports

(1) A court considering any question with respect to a child under this Act may�

(a) ask a probation officer; or

(b) ask a local authority to arrange for�

(i) an officer of the authority; or

(ii) such other person (other than a probation officer) as the authority considers appropriate,

to report to the court on such matters relating to the welfare of that child as are required to be dealt with in the report.

(2) The Lord Chancellor may make regulations specifying matters which, unless the court orders otherwise, must be dealt with in any report under this section.

(3) The report may be made in writing, or orally, as the court requires.

(4) Regardless of any enactment or rule of law which would otherwise prevent it from doing so, the court may take account of�

(a) any statement contained in the report; and

(b) any evidence given in respect of the matters referred to in the report,

in so far as the statement or evidence is, in the opinion of the court, relevant to the question which it is considering.

(5) It shall be the duty of the authority or probation officer to comply with any request for a report under this section.

this is the childcare Act account basically it is a report to the court on the welfare of your grandson

[maggs1703]

thank you again you have been of great help i also spoke to my solicitor today and she has had no dealings with my daughter - yet another lie i am still awaiting a letter from a solicitor but going on past dealing one won't come! sadly i also spoke to social services again and they said until a cort order is in place she is to have no contact --- very very sad state of affairs but again thank you