A. Wardship allows the High Court to be vested with the custody of a child for the child's protection. Day-to-day care remains with an individual or the local authority, but the court's consent is required for any important step in the child's life. Wardship allows the court to obtain parental responsibility for a child – this will be shared with those who already hold parental responsibility, but no important step can be taken without the court's consent. For example, the court's consent will be needed for the following issues: significant medical or psychiatric examination or treatment; interview by an independent reporter or the police; marriage of the child; change in the child's education, residence or whereabouts; travelling outside the UK; moving foster placements; adoption proceedings; and changing the child's name.
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