https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk Children's Rights Change Children's Lives Fri, 03 Jul 2020 13:52:19 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-icon_v1-32x32.png https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk 32 32 https://childrenslawcentre.org.uk/faqs/what-is-an-emergency-protection-order/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=what-is-an-emergency-protection-order Fri, 03 Jul 2020 10:46:26 +0000 https://new.childrenslawcentre.org.uk/?post_type=epkb_post_type_1&p=1661 An Emergency Protection Order (EPO) is an Order made by a Court in an emergency situation when a child or young person is thought to be in immediate danger. An EPO gives the Health and Social Care Trust Parental Responsibility for a child for an initial maximum of eight days, which can be extended by the court if needed.

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