CYP Now - Legal Update: Court Report - Care order or supervision order?

This case sets out the crucial differences between a care order and a supervision order which should be borne in mind when deciding whether a care order is necessary and proportionate to safeguard the welfare of a child remaining at home with their parents.

Case name: FC (A Child: Care or Supervision Order) [2016] EWFC B90 (16 November 2016)

Case ID: LE15CO1060

Judge: Judge Bellamy

Location: Family Court in Leicester

1) Under a care order, parental responsibility is shared between the local authority and parents, so the parents' wishes can be overridden where necessary. Under a supervision order the local authority does not get parental responsibility.

2) A care order lasts until a child is 18, whereas a supervision order can only last a maximum of three years.

3) Under a care order, an independent reviewing officer must be appointed and the child is considered looked-after and so entitled to regular looked-after child reviews.

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