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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.