Part 3

Parental responsibilities

Criminal conduct and anti-social behaviour

Applications under section 26A or 26B in county court proceedings
26C
1
Where a local authority or
relevant housing provider
(a “relevant authority”)—
a
is a party to proceedings in
the county court
, and
b
considers that a party to those proceedings is a person in relation to whom it would be reasonable for it to make an application for a parenting order under section 26A or 26B (a “parenting order application”),
it may make such an application to that court in relation to that person.
2
Where—
a
a relevant authority considers that a party to proceedings in
the county court
is a person in relation to whom it would be reasonable for it to make a parenting order application, but
b
the relevant authority is not a party to those proceedings,
it may apply to be joined to those proceedings to enable it to make a parenting order application.
3
Where—
a
there are proceedings in
the county court
to which a relevant authority is a party, and
b
the relevant authority considers that a child or young person has engaged in anti-social behaviour that is material in relation to the proceedings,
the relevant authority may apply for a person who is a parent of the child or young person to be joined to the proceedings to enable it to make a parenting order application in relation to him.
4
A person must not be joined to proceedings in pursuance of subsection (3) unless the anti-social behaviour in question is material in relation to those proceedings.
Ss. 26A-26C inserted (1.8.2007 for E.) by Police and Justice Act 2006 (c. 48), ss. 24, 53(1); S.I. 2007/1614, art. 3(a)
Words in s. 26C(1) substituted (1.4.2010) by The Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. 2010/866), art. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 123 (with art. 6, Sch. 3)
Words in ss. 26A-28 substituted (22.4.2014) by Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22), s. 61(3), Sch. 9 para. 52; S.I. 2014/954, art. 2(c) (with art. 3) (with transitional provisions and savings in S.I. 2014/956, arts. 3-11)