Example sentences of "good interest of the child " in BNC.

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1 ‘ You often find the civil court has dealt with the abuse and the perpetrator in the context of what is in the best interests of the child . ’
2 The emphasis on the needs and best interests of the child in legislation , plus the traditional , case-based , local government structure of accountability generate a model of practice which focuses on the individual child and family .
3 in their books Beyond the Best Interests of the Child ( 1973 ) and Before the Best Interests of the Child ( 1980 ) made two fundamental claims that were to influence child care practice considerably over the years .
4 in their books Beyond the Best Interests of the Child ( 1973 ) and Before the Best Interests of the Child ( 1980 ) made two fundamental claims that were to influence child care practice considerably over the years .
5 It also has to be demonstrated that it is in the best interests of the child .
6 But , on appeal the same day , Lord Justice Templeman , speaking for the court , held that ‘ the Judge erred because he was influenced by the views of the parents , instead of deciding what was in the best interests of the child ’ .
7 They would , in fact , be local people , able to look at local problems with local knowledge , and deciding on that basis , individual treatment in the best interests of the child .
8 He or she will then discuss the case with all those deemed necessary in the best interests of the child .
9 There has to be a force which operates truly in the best interests of the child , and there has to be recognition and understanding of the very difficult and narrow lines many social workers have to tread in dealing with the most harrowing cases .
10 Data for my research was obtained from four main sources : detailed interviews with ‘ samples ’ of front-line workers , such as social workers and health visitors ; a participant observation study of how a sample of new cases were investigated and managed ; examination of files and records ; attendance at case conferences , which are the meetings of professionals with relevant knowledge of a particular case to decide whether child abuse has taken place , and what course of action is in the best interests of the child , or children , concerned .
11 Tizard argues that her study , together with others , suggests that attempts to restore a child to his [ or her ] natural family may not be in the best interests of the child .
12 Walton has commented usefully on this , arguing that the use of the phrase ‘ the best interests of the child ’ has often confused rather than helped child care debates , creating the illusion that these interests constitute an objective fact .
13 Doctors , health visitors , social workers and police — even parents — may sit round a table at a case conference ostensibly discussing a ‘ team decision ’ which is ‘ in the best interests of the child ’ .
14 As to the argument advanced by Mr. Barda on an analogy between ordinary and judicial parents , my understanding of the prerogative function of wardship , also applicable to the residual prerogative , is that it is a frequent justification for the exercise of such jurisdiction in the first place , that parents ' rights are insufficient and that the court 's greater powers are necessary for an objective decision as to the best interests of the child concerned .
15 In his well argued submissions Mr. Wall submitted that the discretion conferred on the court by article 13 ( a ) of the Convention is a discretion to be exercised ( a ) within the context of the purpose and principles laid down by the Convention and ( b ) by applying the criteria contained within the Convention itself , and that it is accordingly not a discretion to exercise the inherent jurisdiction of the court in wardship or under the Children Act 1989 so as to act in what the court perceives to be the best interests of the child .
16 This is something quite different from a consideration of whether the best interests of the child will be served by its living in [ England ] rather than [ Australia ] .
17 The issue is whether decisions in the best interests of the child shall be taken by one court rather than another .
18 Whilst this may be possible as a matter of law , I do not see any likelihood taking account of medical ethics , unless the abortion was truly in the best interests of the child .
19 I am very far from asserting any general rule that the court should prefer its own view as to what is in the best interests of the child to those of the child itself .
20 This is something quite different from a consideration of whether the best interests of the child will be served by its living in country B rather than country A. That is not the issue unless paragraph ( b ) of article 13 applies .
21 The issue is whether decisions in the best interests of the child shall be taken by one court rather than another .
22 The court can then give consent to the proposed treatment or withholding of treatment , if it thinks this is in the best interests of the child .
23 They do not have an awful lot of money but they want to act in the best interests of the child . ’
24 There is a need on the part of the school to ensure that this is not a hasty decision , that it is in the best interest of the child and that it will not be a decision that parents will either want to reverse or repeat when any problem or difficulty arises .
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