Part 5Child assessment and child protection orders
Ancillary measures
42Parental responsibilities and rights directions
1
A person applying to the sheriff for a child protection order in respect of a child may, at the same time, apply to the sheriff for a parental responsibilities and rights direction.
2
A parental responsibilities and rights direction is a direction about the fulfilment of parental responsibilities or exercise of parental rights in relation to—
a
the treatment of the child arising out of any assessment authorised by the child protection order, or
b
any other matter that the sheriff considers appropriate.
3
A parental responsibilities and rights direction ceases to have effect when—
a
it is terminated by a children’s hearing under section 47(1)(a)(ii) or the sheriff under section 51(5)(b), or
b
the child protection order in which it is included ceases to have effect.