1.1 Explain The Importance Of Interim Care Report

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There are various types of abuse that a child could face. Sexual abuse on a child is when they are forced to participate in sexual activities. In most cases the child does not understand that what is happening is wrong or the abuser has told the child not to speak out about it therefore they become afraid to do so. Non-contact abuse such as grooming or exploitation is also classed as abuse. This can range from anything from forcing the child to watch sexual acts, allowing someone to inflict abuse or not ensuring that efficient measures are put into place to prevent the child being exposed. Emotional abuse is the second most common reason that children need protection or begin to become looked after by local services in the UK. There are two types of emotional abuse, the first is Active …show more content…
An interim Care Order can be put into place if the child is deemed to be in an unsafe environment, which includes if there are concerns of abuse within the family. Within this interim care order, the local authority will share the responsibilities that the parents hold with the parents of the child but the local authorities will decide what is best for the child and where they live. This would be placed under section 31 of the Children act of 1989, which is known as an full care order. The full car order would allow the local authorities to remove the child from the family home if there is deemed to be a risk towards the child and gives the local authorities the responsibility of making decisions for the parents on behalf of the child. They would first look if there is any extended family that the child could go stay with and if this is not possible the child would be placed into foster