A. The Children Act 1989 contains a specific provision, Section 91(14), which gives the court the power to issue "barring orders" in respect of Children Act applications. The effect of a barring order is to prevent the person who is the subject of the order from making any further court applications, without the permission of the court. If there has been a genuine and substantial change in the circumstances that underlie the barring order, permission to make an application will normally be granted by the court.
Barring orders are used only rarely, and should be imposed as a last resort measure. They can be made where there have been repeated and unreasonable applications by a person; though they may otherwise be made where the welfare of the child so requires (for example, where there is a serious risk to a child's primary care giver, who would be subjected to unacceptable strain were there no barring order in place).
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