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What is a Specific Issue Order?

This is an Order that deals with a specific question that has arisen in connection with any issue of Parental Responsibility for a child.  This Order could cover a wide variety of issues, for example where the child should go to school, whether the child can be taken abroad, how important religion should be in their upbringing or whether the child should receive medical treatment.

A Specific Issue Order can be applied for at the same time as other Orders such as a Care Order or Supervision Order.  Alternatively, the Local Authority may have to apply for a Specific Issue Order before they can issue Care Proceedings as sometimes it is necessary to resolve certain issues prior to applying for further Orders.

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