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What period and facts govern special guardianship advance notice in England and Wales?

Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date. Use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute.

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Period
Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date
Trigger
The intended application date and identification of the responsible local authority
Rule
Children Act 1989 section 14A
Children Act 1989 section 14A

The retained Children Act 1989 section 14A supports give written notice of intention to the local authority identified by section 14A. Its complete-body snapshot and operative extract preserve the source edition, while use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute.

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Children Act 1989 section 14A. Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date. Use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute. This source guide provides no computed date or paid record.

Children Act 1989 section 14A

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What period and facts govern special guardianship advance notice in England and Wales?

Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date. Use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute.

Responsible actor. A person intending to apply for a special guardianship order.

The intended application date and identification of the responsible local authority

Use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute.

A person intending to apply for a special guardianship order. Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date. Use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute.

Children Act 1989 section 14A

How does this provision count time?

  1. Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date
  2. Give written notice of intention to the local authority identified by section 14A.
  3. Use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute.

Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date; retain Children Act 1989 section 14A’s source wording and the actual statutory event instead of importing a different court-procedure count.

Give the statutory written notice to the correct local authority before the three-month advance period. A closed court office cannot establish effective local-authority notice or replace calendar months with ninety-one days.

Children Act 1989 section 14A

Which facts prevent one automatic date?

Children Act 1989 section 14A. Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date. Use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute. This source guide provides no computed date or paid record.

ResultRead the operative provision and establish the applicable branch.

A person intending to apply for a special guardianship order has records of the intended application date and identification of the responsible local authority. Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date. Give written notice of intention to the local authority identified by section 14A. Use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute. Establish this procedure’s complete source facts before choosing an endpoint.

The proposed special guardianship advance notice step meets a disputed communication, closed receiving office or uncertain hearing event. Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date; retain Children Act 1989 section 14A’s source wording and the actual statutory event instead of importing a different court-procedure count. Give the statutory written notice to the correct local authority before the three-month advance period. A closed court office cannot establish effective local-authority notice or replace calendar months with ninety-one days. Verify the legally completed special guardianship advance notice act and actual applicable calendar. No assumed closure extension or substitute date is computed.

Use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute. The intended application date and identification of the responsible local authority. Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date. Give written notice of intention to the local authority identified by section 14A. Resolve this source-specific qualification before relying on a result.

Which conditions and exceptions apply?

Actor and completed special guardianship advance notice act
A person intending to apply for a special guardianship order. Give written notice of intention to the local authority identified by section 14A.
Actual special guardianship advance notice event and branch
The intended application date and identification of the responsible local authority. Use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute.
Counting and completion of special guardianship advance notice
Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date; retain Children Act 1989 section 14A’s source wording and the actual statutory event instead of importing a different court-procedure count. Give the statutory written notice to the correct local authority before the three-month advance period. A closed court office cannot establish effective local-authority notice or replace calendar months with ninety-one days.
Children Act 1989 section 14A
  • A person intending to apply for a special guardianship order. Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date. Use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute.
  • Special guardianship advance notice concerns give written notice of intention to the local authority identified by section 14A. Its actual source event is the intended application date and identification of the responsible local authority.

What must the responsible actor complete?

Questions about this procedure

What period and facts govern special guardianship advance notice in England and Wales?

What period governs special guardianship advance notice?

Give written notice before the beginning of the three-month period ending with the application date. Use the authority caring for a looked-after child, otherwise the authority for ordinary residence. Three months is not a universal ninety-one-day substitute.

Children Act 1989 section 14A

Which event controls special guardianship advance notice?

The intended application date and identification of the responsible local authority. Keep evidence of that actual source event.

Children Act 1989 section 14A

What completes special guardianship advance notice?

Give written notice of intention to the local authority identified by section 14A. A person intending to apply for a special guardianship order must establish that completed step.

Children Act 1989 section 14A

Which local authority receives the notice?

Section 14A(7) identifies the authority looking after the child or, otherwise, the authority for the child’s ordinary residence.

Children Act 1989 section 14A

Does notice alone permit the court to make the order?

Section 14A also requires the local authority report before the court may make the order. Notice and the order are distinct acts.

Children Act 1989 section 14A

Can three months always be replaced by ninety-one days?

No. The source uses a calendar-month period ending with the application date. Month lengths and the actual application require separate analysis.

Children Act 1989 section 14A

Official sources and review

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ProvisionPurpose
Children Act 1989 section 14ACheck the identified procedure, event, counting rule or qualification
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