Child Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Jul 2023 · Part VII · Beyond Control
47. Supervision by probation officer
Feedback & supportIf a Court For Children makes an order under paragraph 46(5)(d) or subsection 46(6) placing a child under the supervision of a probation officer or of some other person, that officer or other person—
Court For Children
“Court For Children” means the Court For Children constituted under section 11;
shall, while the order remains in force, visit, advise and befriend the child; and;
may, if it appears necessary to do so, at any time while the order remains in force, bring the child before the
Supervising Court.
The Supervising Court before whom a child is brought under paragraph (1)(b) may amend the order made under section 46—
Supervising Court
“Supervising Court” means the Court For Children for the district or area in which a child is required— (a) to reside under a probation order; (b) to perform community service under a community service order; or (c) to be placed or detained under any other order made under this Act; Child 17
if the Supervising Court is satisfied that it is in the best interests of the child to do so; and
upon proof that the circumstances under which the order was made have changed after the making of the order, and a copy of the amending order shall be given to the Court For
Children in which the order was made under section 46.